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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
A heavenly Discourse between Christ and Mary after his Resurrection.
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.
1So if you regard what belongeth to them, what is in them, the inheritance they shall have, or what cometh from a christian, that is, Brother of Christ, he is an excellent person, more excellent then his Neighbour: there is no man in the world, never so great, but is a base person in comparison of a christian. What will all be ere long? if a man be not in Christ, these things will add to our vexation. It will be a misery to have had happiness, the greater will be the misery, when they must be parted withal. And therefore raise your hearts to consider of the excellent condition of a christian, when he is once the Brother of Christ.
1So if you regard what belongeth to them, what is in them, the inheritance they shall have, or what cometh from a christian, that is, Brother of Christ, he is an excellent person, more excellent then his Neighbour: there is no man in the world, never so great, but is a base person in comparison of a christian. What will all be ere long? if a man be not in Christ, these things will add to our vexation. It will be a misery to have had happiness, the greater will be the misery, when they must be parted withall. And therefore raise your hearts to consider of the excellent condition of a christian, when he is once the Brother of Christ.
- 1Christians are fruitful Trees of righteousness.Christians are fruitful Trees of righteousnesse.
I confess it is an hidden dignity, as ⟨p. 66⟩Paul saith, our life is hid with Christ in God. We have a life, a glorious life, but it is hid. It is dark, sometimes under melancholy, sometimes under temptations, sometimes under the afflictions of the world, and disgrace, and so it is an hidden excellency; but it is a true excellency. The world knoweth us not more then they know God, and Christ; but it is no matter, God knoweth us by name, He knew Mary by name; as it is said in Isaiah, I have called thee by name. He is a Shepherd, that knoweth his sheep by name, and is known of them. He knoweth thee,