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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.
2. Yet more particularly, those that ascend with Christ, they that are in Heaven, and they that are on earth do the same things, though in different degrees and measure. What do they in Heaven? there they meddle 1not with defilements of the world, and so though a Christian be on earth, he defileth himself not with the world, or ill Company. He will converse with them, but not defile himself with them. They that be in Heaven, are praising of God, and so be they much in praising of God here. They that be in Heaven, love to see the face of God, they joy in it. And they that be heavenly-minded here, joy in the presence of God, in the world, the Sacraments and his Children. If they be ascended in any degree and measure, this they will do. And then they will joy in communion with God, all they can, as they do in Heaven: you have some carnal dispositions, that are never themselves, but in carnal Company ⟨p. 95⟩like themselves. If ever we mean 2to be in Heaven, we must joy in Heaven, on Earth, that is, in them that be heavenly in their dispositions. If we cannot endure them here, how shall we ever live with them in Heaven?
2. Yet more particularly, those that ascend with Christ, they that are in Heaven, and they that are on earth do the same things, though in different degrees and measure. What do they in Heaven? there they meddle 1not with defilements of the world, and so though a Christian be on earth, he defileth himself not with the world, or ill Company. He will converse with them, but not defile himself with them. They that be in Heaven, are praysing of God, and so be they much in praysing of God here. They that be in Heaven, love to see the face of God, they joy in it. And they that be heavenly-minded here, joy in the presence of God, in the world, the Sacraments and his Children. If they be ascended in any degree and measure, this they will do. And then they will joy in communion with God, all they can, as they do in Heaven: you have some carnal dispositions, that are never themselves, but in carnal Company ⟨p. 95⟩