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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 7 › Chapter 1 › Section 5: Of Christ's Apparition to Mary Magdalen.
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5. Others think that Mary too much doted upon that present condition of Jesus Christ; she looked upon it as the highest pitch of Christ's exaltation; she desired no more happiness than to enjoy him in that same condition wherein now she saw him,1 and thereupon said Christ, touch me not, for I am not yet ascended; q. d. O Mary fix not thy thoughts so much upon my present condition, in as much as this is not the highest pitch of my exaltation; I am not as yet attained to that, nor shall I attain to it until I ascend; the degrees of my exaltation are first my resurrection. 2. My ascension. 3. My session at Gods right hand; but that is not yet.
5. Others think that Mary too much doated upon that present condition of Jesus Christ; she looked upon it as the highest pitch of Christ's exaltation; she desired no more happiness than to enjoy him in that same condition wherein now she saw him,1 and thereupon said Christ, touch me not, for I am not yet ascended; q. d. O Mary fix not thy thoughts so much upon my present condition, in as much as this is not the highest pitch of my exaltation; I am not as yet attained to that, nor shall I attain to it untill I ascend; the degrees of my exaltation are first my resurrection. 2. My ascension. 3. My session at Gods right hand; but that is not yet.
- 1Ne pristina illa familiaritate, qua eum in carne mortalem intuebatur, per tractaret, judicans post resurrectionem gloriam reverentius, & gravius cum illo agendum esse. Chrisost. hom. 58. in Johan.
6. Others think that Mary carried it with too much familiarity towards Christ; she looked upon Christ as she did formerly, she had not that reverence or respect of Christ as she ought to have had; she differenced not the mortal state of Christ from his new glorified state after this resurrection, whereas with him the case was quite altered; he is risen in a far otherwise condition than he was, for now his corruptible hath put on incorruption, and his mortal hath put on immortality, he dyed in weakness and dishonour, but he is risen again in power and glory; and as in another state, so to another end, he was not now to stay upon earth, or to converse here any longer, but to ascend up into heaven, q. d. though I be not yet ascended to my Father, yet I shall shortly ascend; and therefore measure not thy demeanour towards me by the place where I am, but by that which was due to me; and when thou wilt rather with reverence fall down a far off, than with such familiarity seem to touch me; Thus touch me not.