Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

3. Eor the Person to whom he appeared; it was Mary Magdalen; she that sometimes lived a sinful life, that was no better than a common Courtesan, now is first up to seek her Saviour. Let never any despair of mercy, that but hears of the conversion of Mary Magdalen. Dionysius tells us, that she that was loose and dissolute in her youth, betook her self in old age to a most solitary life; that she sequestered her self from all worldly pleasures in the mountains of B•lma; full thirty years; in all which time she gave her self to meditation, fasting and prayer. The texts tells us, That much was forgiven her, and she loved much. ¹Her love to Christ appears at this time. But Mary stood without at the Sepulchre weeping, and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the Sepulchre: this Scripture we may call a song of loves, or if you will a song of degrees; every word is a step, or degree of love more than other: As—

3. Eor the Person to whom he appeared; it was Mary Magdalen; she that sometimes lived a sinful life, that was no better than a common Curtizan, now is first up to seek her Saviour. Let never any despair of mercy, that but hears of the conversion of Mary Magdalen. Dionisius tells us, that she that was loose and dissolute in her youth, betook her self in old age to a most solitary life; that she sequestred her self from all worldly pleasures in the mountains of B•lma; full thirty years; in all which time she gave her self to meditation, fasting and prayer. The texts tells us, That much was forgiven her, and she loved much. ¹Her love to Christ appears at this time. But Mary stood without at the Sepulchre weeping, and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the Sepulchre: this Scripture we may call a song of loves, or if you will a song of degrees; every word is a step, or degree of love more than other: As—

1. 1Luke 7.47. John. 20.11.