Chapter

 1 II|       enclosed is my Sister, my Spouse."-"A garden," says St. Jerome, "
 2 II|      the dropping honeycomb, my Spouse; honey and milk are under
 3 V |         in death. Therefore the spouse of God, that is, the holy
 4 VI|      all as His true Mother and Spouse, is joined to thee in the
 5 X |      MARY THE DAUGHTER, MOTHER, SPOUSE, AND HANDMAID OF THE LORD ~
 6 X |         mother of the Lord, the spouse of the Lord, and the handmaid
 7 X |      whom Mary is the most just spouse; He is the Lord Triune and
 8 X |        the Most High Truth, the Spouse of the Most High Goodness,
 9 X |       Lord whose most beautiful spouse Mary is. To this Lord, as
10 X |        To this Lord, as to this spouse, we can apply the word of
11 X |         20.) Behold a beautiful spouse, beautiful in justice, and
12 X |       45.) But behold Mary, the Spouse of the Holy Spirit, as she
13 X |    sweetness and beauty is that Spouse of the Supreme Consoler !
14 X |         God chooses her for His Spouse?" The Lord is, therefore,
15 X |     bridegroom with his beloved spouse.~Fourthly, note that this
16 X |      wonderful; the Lord, whose spouse thou art, than whom none
17 XI| corrupts the soul, which is the spouse of God. Alas, what evil