John 15:9

John 15:9. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you:

Oh, drink this nectar down! It is as when Cleopatra dissolved the pearl into a single draught; for here is the choicest pearl of truth that ever was dissolved into a single verse to be a delicious draught for his people to drink: "As the Father hath loved me," - as surely as the Father hath loved me; and, then, "as"- that is,- in the same manner "as the Father hath loved me," - without beginning, without ending, Without measure, without change, "so have I loved you."