3. Love him, my daughter, for He is
good. For, “None is good save God only.” S. Luke xviii. 19. For if there be no doubt that
the Son is God, and that God is good, there is certainly no doubt that
God the Son is good. Love Him I say. He it is Whom the
Father begat before the morning star, Ps. cx. [cix.]
3. as being eternal, He brought Him forth
from the womb as the Son; He uttered him from His heart, Ps. xlv. [xliv.]
1. as the Word. He it is in Whom the
Father is well pleased; S. Matt. xvii. 5. He is the Arm
of the Father, for He is Creator of all, and the Wisdom 1 Cor. i. 30. of the Father, for He proceeded from
the mouth of God; Wisd. xxiv. 3. the Power of
the Father, because the fulness of the Godhead dwelleth in Him
bodily. Col. ii. 9. And the
Father so loved Him, as to bear Him in His bosom, and place Him at His
right hand, that you may learn His wisdom, and know His
power.