Edward Taylor...what a man!

I really appreciate that a lot of Edward Taylor's writings/meditations were not written for the public, or to make himself look better, but they were written during his personal time with the Lord. Specifically, I admire his Meditation 8 (First Series).  He talks about how his soul (Bird of Paradise) is in a cage because it pecked the Fruit that was forbidden. He's wondering what it will do now because the bird has "lost its golden days", and now is condemned. He then concludes with streams of Grace that will end all strife. He wrote, "The Purest Wheat in Heaven His dear-dear son" (21) would be the one to come. Jesus would come and end slavery to sin.
I like that he used the metaphor of the bird in a cage compared to humans bondage to sin. The fact of God sending down His Son to save us sinners is something I'll never be able to grasp, but I need to continually be reminded about the power of it.
He then talks about how the bird is saved and can eat the White Loaf that is in Heaven. He wrote, "It's Food too fine for Angels, yet come, take and Eat thy fill. It's Heaven's Sugar Cake" (29-30). We are not worthy of this gift, but we are welcomed warmly to come and take.
Thank you, Jesus!