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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.
You see then, that Christ (as soon as ever it is fit for him) he will come. If he should come sooner, he would come too soon; if afterward it would 1be too late. He is the best discerner of times and seasons that can be, and therefore wait his leisure. If thou want comfort, humble soul, whatsoever thou art, wait his leisure, certainly he knoweth the best time, and when the time is come, he will come. He that will come shall come, there is no question of that.
You see then, that Christ (as soon as ever it is fit for him) he will come. If he should come sooner, he would come too soon; if afterward it would 1be too late. He is the best discerner of times and seasons that can be, and therefore wait his leasure. If thou want comfort, humble soul, whatsoever thou art, wait his leasure, certainly he knoweth the best time, and when the time is come, he will come. He that will come shall come, there is no question of that.
- 1Christ takes his ow• time to comfort the humble soul.
Now as he sent her in all hast, preferring it before any Complement to his own person; so it is a constant love: as it is a quick love, that God bears to his Children, so it is a constant, invincible love. They had dealt 1most unbrotherly with him; for every one had forsaken him, and Peter had denied him: yet go, tell my Brethren. ⟨p. 70⟩One would think this water would have quenched this fire, this unkind, and unbrotherly dealing would have quenched this love in Christs breast. It is true, if it had been the mere love of man, it had been something; but it was the love of an infinite person, that took our nature out of love, and therefore it was a constant and invincible love; nothing could conquer it, not the thoughts of their unkind dealings, no not their denying and forsaking of him. But still, go, tell my Brethren. Love is strong as death. Death could not hold Christ in the grave, but love held him on the Cross. When he came to the work of our Redemption, love then held him on earth; but when he was in the grave, it brake through all there. Indeed, it was stronger then death in Christ.