A heavenly conference between Christ and Mary after His resurrection. Wherein the intimate familiarity,…

¹I, saith the Christian-believing soul. It is true, if it were my own worthiness, it were another matter; but shall I give him the lie, when he owned me for his Brother after his Resurrection, shall I deny the Relation? therefore never believe Satan's tempting words and sinful flesh; for Satan cometh to us in our own flesh, and maketh us think God and Christ to be such and such. I but what saith Christ himself, believe him and not Satan, that cometh to ²thee in thy own despairing, dark, doubting flesh. Believe the word of Christ, who calleth thee Brother, if thou believest in him, and castest thy self upon him.

¹I, saith the Christian-believing soul. It is true, if it were my own worthiness, it were another matter; but shall I give him the lie, when he owned me for his Brother after his Resurrection, shall I deny the Relation? therefore never believe Satans tempting words and sinful flesh; for Satan cometh to us in our own flesh, and maketh us think God and Christ to be such and such. I but what saith Christ himself, believe him and not Satan, that cometh to ²thee in thy own despairing, dark, doubting flesh. Believe the word of Christ, who calleth thee Brother, if thou believest in him, and castest thy self upon him.

1. 1The Christians Reply.
2. 2Christ to be believed, and not Satan.

This showeth the dignity of a christian, when he is once in Christ, the excellent, super-excellent transcendent ⟨p. 64⟩glory of a christian. When they told our Saviour Christ, that his Mother and Brethren were to speak with him; saith he, they that hear my word, and do it, they are my Brother and Sister, and my Mother. This is the excellency of a christian that he is of so near a kin to Christ. When we believe Christ, it is all one, as if we