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

Let us oppose this to the disgrace of the world, and to all temptations of discouragement whatsoever. What ⟨p. 67⟩are all discouragements to this? they fall all before this, that we are the Sons of God, and Brethren of Christ. What can discourage a man that is thus apprehensive of this Excellency upon good terms. I will enlarge the point no further, but leave it to your own meditations, and the spirit of God work with it.

Let us oppose this to the disgrace of the world, and to all temptations of discouragement whatsoever. What ⟨p. 67⟩are all discouragements to this? they fall all before this, that we are the Sons of God, and Brethren of Christ. What can discourage a man that is thus apprehensive of this Excellency upon good tearms. I will inlarge the point no further, but leave it to your own meditations, and the spirit of God work with it.

Go to my Brethren. When doth he bid her go? now after his Resurrection, ¹when he was to ascend to Heaven. The first degree of his glory was his Resurrection, after his lowest abasement in the grave. You see that honour doth not change Christs disposition; as it doth amongst men, when they be advanced to great places, they will not look on their old friends and acquaintance; but Christ had no such disposition, he owneth his poor Disciples in their greatest abasements. Go tell my Brethren. Now, when he was in state of glory, ready to go to Heaven, and he giveth them a more comfortable title now, then ever before. In the Gospel he called them Servants and friends and Apostles and Disciples; but now Brethren, a word ⟨p. 68⟩of all sweetness, and nothing but sweetness. Go tell my brethren presently, Christ would have no delay; for he saw they had present need. Christs