2. Their Love appears in this that no danger will fright them from him whom they love: when the other Disciples fled, yet John (the Disciple whom Jesus loved) was found (and observed by Christ himself) standing by ⟨p. 304⟩the Cross, Joh. 20.26 But to instance in Mary Magdalene especially, Oh how is she carried beyond, above and out of her self by love to Jesus who loved her first! the story is in John, Chap. 19.25. she stood by the Cross, and was not affrighted away by the Troops of Soldiers, rude and unruly though they were, Joh. 20.1. when others were doubling, she […] to the Sepulchre early. and (as 'tis remarked there) while it was yet dark, this did not •right her, being made hold by love though she were of the weaker and more fearful Sex: and went not empty handed, but carried sweet spices, Mark 16 1. she […] to […] Peter and John how 'twas. Joh. 20.2. which when they had seen they returned, but she staid weeping, and as she wept she stooped down, and as she stooped down she looked, Vers. 11. busy love! and when the Angels asked nor why she wept? Alas, said she, do you ask me what I all (as he in Judg. 18.23, 24.) they have taken away my dear, dear Lord, and I know not where they have laid him: though he be as one that is not, yet I cannot but love him! And love at that time was so much a passion that she knew not her Lord, though she saw and heard him, but thought it had been the Gardener. But when Jesus called her by her name, oh how is she transported! Rabboni, oh my Lord? is this so? am I not in a dream? Rabboni! and it seems she would have embraced him, but that love knows how to obey as well as to enjoy, and therefore being commanded away, away she goes. And this brings me to a
2. Their Love appears in this that no danger will fright them from him whem they love: when the other D•sciples fled, yet John (the Disciple whom Jesus loved) was found (and observed by Christ himself) standing by ⟨p. 304⟩the Cross, Joh. 20.26 But to instance in Mary Magdalene especially, Oh how is she carried beyond, above and out of her self by love to J•sus who loved her first! the story is in John, Chap. 19.25. she stood by the Cross, and was not affrighted away by the Troops of Souldiers, rude and unruly though they were, Joh. 20.1. when others were doubling, she 〈…〉 to the Sepulchre early. and (as 'tis remarked there) while it was yet dark, this did not •right her, being made hold by love though she were of the weaker and more fearful Sex: and went not empty handed, but carried sweet spices, Mark 16 1. she 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 Peter and John how 'twas. Joh. 20.2. which when they had seen they returned, but she staid weeping, and as she wept she stoopt down, and as she stoopt down she lookt, Vers. 11. busie love! and when the Angels askt nor why she wept? Alas, said she, do you ask me what I all (as he in Judg. 18.23, 24.) they have taken away my dear, dear Lord, and I know not where they have laid him: though he be as one that is not, yet I cannot but love him! And love at that time was so much a passion that she knew not her Lord, though she saw and heard him, but thought it had been the Gardener. But when Jesus called her by her name, oh how is she transported! Rabboni, ob my Lord? is this so? am I not in a dream? Rabboni! and it seems she would have embraced him, but that love knows how to obey as well as to enjoy, and therefore being commanded away, away she goes. And this brings me to a