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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.
Beloved, let us not lose the comfort of the constancy and immutability of Christs love. Let us conceive that all the sweet links of salvation are held on Gods part strong, not on ours, the firmness is on Gods part, not 1on ours. Election is firm on Gods part, not on ours. We choose indeed as he chooseth us; but the firmness is of his choosing: so he calleth us, we answer; but the firmness is of his action. He justifieth, we are made righteous, but the firmness is of his imputation. Will he forgive sins to day, and bring us into Court, and damn us to morrow? no, the firmness is of his action. We are ready to run into new debts every day; but whom he justifieth, he will glorify. The whole chain so holdeth, that all the Creatures in Heaven and Earth cannot break a link of it; whom he calleth, he will justify and glorify: therefore never doubt of continuance, for it holds firm on Gods part, not thine, God embraceth us in the arms of his everlasting love, not that we embraced him first. When the Child falleth not, it is from the Mothers holding the Child, and not from the ⟨p. 74⟩Child's holding the Mother. So it is Gods holding of us, knowing of us, embracing of us, and justifying of us, that maketh the state firm, and not 2ours; for ours is but a reflection, and result of his, which is unvariable. The sight of the Sun varieth, but the Sun in the Firmament keepeth always his constant course: so Gods love is as the Sun invariable, and for ever the same. I only touch it, as the foundation of wonderful comfort, which they undermine that hold the contrary.
Beloved, let us not lose the comfort of the constancy and immutability of Christs love. Let us conceive that all the sweet links of salvation are held on Gods part strong, not on ours, the firmness is on Gods part, not 1on ours. Election is firm on Gods part, not on ours. We chuse indeed as he chuseth us; but the firmness is of his chusing: so he calleth us, we answer; but the firmness is of his action. He justifieth, we are made righteous, but the firmness is of his imputation. Will he forgive sins to day, and bring us into Court, and damn us to morrow? no, the firmnesse is of his action. We are ready to run into new debts every day; but whom he justifieth, he will glorifie. The whole chain so holdeth, that all the Creatures in Heaven and Earth cannot break a link of it; whom he calleth, he will justifie and glorifie: therefore never doubt of continuance, for it holds firm on Gods part, not thine, God imbraceth us in the arms of his everlasting love, not that we imbraced him first. When the Child falleth not, it is from the Mothers holding the Child, and not from the