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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.
Obj. Why, no man will do it?
Answ. I, but here is the mercy of a God, I am God, and not man: therefore his comforts fail not. If he were so, he would not regard one that hath been so unkind; but he is God, and not man.
Go to my Brethren, I come now to the matter of the Commission, tell them, I ascend to my Father, and your Father, to my God, and your God, which is all included in Brethren; for if we be Gods in Christ, then God is our Father. But we must not deal in few words with disconsolate souls, but come again, and again with the same words. As how many times have you the comfort of the Messiah in Isaiah, and the rest of the Prophets, again, and again. Our hearts are so prone to doubt of Gods mercy, of Christs 1love, especially after guilt, that ⟨p. 86⟩all is little enough; and therefore 2our Saviour studieth to speak sweetly to the heart. Go tell my Brethren: that which a carnal heart, and curious head, would count Tautology, and superfluity of words, a gracious heart thinks to be scantness; oh more of that still, I have not enough. This is the pride of men, that will have all things to satisfy a curious ear; but a gracious heart hath never enough. And therefore Christ addeth comfort to comfort. Go tell my Brethren, I ascend to my Father, and their Father, to my God, and their God. The Message it self is Christs ascension. The place whither, is to the Father, a common Father to him, and them; every word hath comfort.
Go to my Brethren, I come now to the matter of the Commission, tell them, I ascend to my Father, and your Father, to my God, and your God, which is all included in Brethren; for if we be Gods in Christ, then God is our Father. But we must not deal in few words with disconsolate souls, but come again, and again with the same words. As how many times have you the comfort of the Mssiah in Isaiah, and the rest of the Prophets, again, and again. Our hearts are so prone to doubt of Gods mercy, of Christs