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

to which Paul answers, away with this fleshly knowledge, henceforth know we no man after the flesh; our way to deal with Christ is in a Spiritual manner, yea the blessing is upon this manner, and not on that; blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. It is said of Mary his mother, that she had a double conception of Jesus Christ, one in the womb of her body, another in the womb of her soul; the first indeed was more miraculous, the second more beneficial; that was a privilege singular to her self, but this was her happiness common to all the chosen; it is the work of the inward man that God accepts; a Spiritual touch of Christ by faith is that which Christ prefers before all touches.

to which Paul answers, away with this fleshly knowledg, henceforth know we no man after the flesh; our way to deal with Christ is in a Spiritual manner, yea the blessing is upon this manner, and not on that; blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. It is said of Mary his mother, that she had a double conception of Jesus Christ, one in the womb of her body, another in the womb of her soul; the first indeed was more miraculous, the second more benefical; that was a priviledg singular to her self, but this was her happiness common to all the chosen; it is the work of the inward man that God accepts; a Spiritual touch of Christ by faith is that which Christ prefers before all touches.

2. But go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God, and your God, this was the command of Christ; instead of touching him, she must go with a message to his Apostles, and this was more beneficial both to her and them. The first preacher of this resurrection (besides the Angels) was Mary Magdalen; she that before had seven devils cast out of her, had now the holy Spirit within her; she that was but a woman, is now by Christ made an Apostle; Apostolorum Apostola, the Apostles, for to them she was sent, and the message she was to deliver, it was Christ's rising and ascending; and what were they but the Gospel, yea the very Gospel of the Gospel? this was the first Sermon that ever was made by any mortals of Christ's resurrection; and this her fact had some reference unto Eves fault; a woman was the first messenger of this our joy, because a woman was the first Minister of that our sorrow.