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

¹Secondly, The freedom of Christs love most appeareth then, when no desert of ours can move it; for is not that love free, when we have dealt unkindly with him, and joined with the world, and with the flesh, and dealt slipperily with him, that then he will speak kindly to us, and make love to us. Lord, if I had had my due, what would have become of me? If he had sent them word according ²to their deserts, he might have said, go tell the Apostate base people that have dealt unworthily with me, whom I will send to Hell. Oh no, but tell my Brethren; his free love appeareth most at such times, when our souls are most dejected.

¹Secondly, The freedom of Christs love most appeareth then, when no desert of ours can move it; for is not that love free, when we have dealt unkindly with him, and joyned with the world, and with the flesh, and dealt slipperily with him, that then he will speak kindly to us, and make love to us. Lord, if I had had my due, what would have become of me? If he had sent them word according ²to their deserts, he might have said, go tell the Apostate base people that have dealt unworthily with me, whom I will send to Hell. Oh no, but tell my Brethren; his free love appeareth most at such times, when our souls are most dejected.

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2. 2Christ deals not with us after our deserts.

¹Thirdly, Satan roareth then most then he most of all showeth his horns, when we are relapsed, oh saith he, if thou hadst never found kindness it had been something; but thou hast dealt unworthily, that hast had so many favours, and dost thou so requite