A93249:11
A heavenly conference between Christ and Mary after His resurrection. Wherein the intimate familiarity,…
A heavenly conference between Christ and Mary after His resurrection. Wherein the intimate familiarity, and near relation between Christ and a believer is discovered.
London: printed for John Rothwel, 1654
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now while Mary is seeking Christ, 1(who is never far absent from a seeking soul) he stands at her back. Christ is nearer to us many times then we think of. Sometimes a poor soul wants the sight of comfort, more then matter of comfort, and is like Hagar, weeping for water, when the well is hard by: seeking of Christ is the souls duty; but Christ manifesting himself is the souls comfort. Mary turned her self, and she saw Jesus. Gerson saith the Angels rose up at the presence of Christ, which Mary seeing, made her turn about; but omitting that conjecture, The original word [Greek or Hebrew] is sometimes used for a turning of the face; but most frequently for a turning of the whole body: but to put it out of doubt here, it is said exegetically, [Greek or Hebrew]. She turned her self back. The same phrase the Septuagint use of Lots wise looking ⟨image 5⟩back. Many times Christ hath his face towards us, when we have our backs upon him, and therefore if thou wouldest find Christ, turn thy self to him.
Now while Mary is seeking Christ, 1(who is never far absent from a seeking soul) he stands at her back. Christ is neerer to us many times then we think of. Sometimes a poor soul wants the sight of comfort, more then matter of comfort, and is like Hagar, weeping for water, when the well is hard by: seeking of Christ is the souls duty; but Christ manifesting himself is the souls comfort. Mary turned her self, and she saw Jesus. Gerson saith the Angels rose up at the presence of Christ, which Mary seeing, made her turn about; but omitting that conjecture, The original word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 is sometimes used for a turning of the face; but most frequently for a turning of the whole body: but to put it out of doubt here, it is said exegetically, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. She turned her self back. The same phrase the Steptuagint use of Lots wise looking ⟨image 5⟩back. Many times Christ hath his face towards us, when we have our backs upon him, and therefore if thou wouldest finde Christ, turn thy self to him.