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

1. Mary stood at the Sepulchre; she stood by the grave of Christ; it signifies her great love to Jesus Christ; many would stand by him while he was alive, but to stand by him dead none would do it; those we love most we will wait on them living, or if they dye, we will bring them to the grave, and lay them in the grave, but there we leave them: —only Mary chooseth Christ's Tomb for her best home, and his dead corps for her chief comfort, she praiseth the dead more than the living, and having lost that light of the Sun of righteousness, she desired to dwell in darkness, in the shadow of death.

1. Mary stood at the Sepulchre; she stood by the grave of Christ; it signifies her great love to Jesus Christ; many would stand by him while he was alive, but to stand by him dead none would do it; those we love most we will wait on them living, or if they dye, we will bring them to the grave, and lay them in the grave, but there we leave them: —only Mary chuseth Christ's Tomb for her best home, and his dead corps for her chief comfort, she praiseth the dead more than the living, and having lost that light of the Sun of righteousness, she desired to dwell in darkness, in the shadow of death.

2. But] Mary stood. q. d. others did not, but she did: Peter and John were there even now, and when they could not find Jesus, away they went, but Mary went not, she stood still: their going away commends her staying behind; how many circumstances may we observe in Mary, setting out her love to Christ above them all? to the grave she came before them; from the grave she went to tell them; to the grave she returns with them; and at the grave she stays behind them. Certainly there was in Mary a stronger affection than either in Peter, or John, and this affection fixed her there, that she could, not stir; go who would, she would not go, but stay still. But Mary stood without.

2. But] Mary stood. q. d. others did not, but she did: Peter and John were there even now, and when they could not find Jesus, away they went, but Mary went not, she stood still: their going away commends her staying behind; how many circumstances may we observe in Mary, setting out her love to Christ above them all? to the grave she came before them; from the grave she went to tell them; to the grave she returns with them; and at the grave she stayes behind them. Certainly there was in Mary a stronger affection than either in Peter, or John, and this affection fixed her there, that she could, not stir; go who would, she would not go, but stay still. But Mary stood without.