O Jesus, sweet Lover of men, what love is this that hath so swallowed up Thy Heart, that Thou hastenest to death as to a marriage feast, that Thou goest forth to meet Thine enemies, as if they were Thy friends! from John Tauler: Meditations on the Life and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus' body taken down from the cross. Detail from antique copper-pate engraving by Karl Remshardt (1638-1735) from German Catholic devotional printed in 1709.
