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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.
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3. And likewise he ascended to leave us his spirit, that he might send the Comforter. He taketh away himself that was the great Comforter, while he was below. He was the Bridegroom, and while the Bride-groom ⟨p. 94⟩was present, they had not such a measure of the spirit, Christs presence supplied all; but Christ ascended to Heaven, that his departure from them, might not be prejudicial to them; but that they might have comfort through the God of comfort, the spirit of comfort, the Holy Ghost. I will send the Comforter.
3. And likewise he ascended to leave us his spirit, that he might send the Comforter. He taketh away himself that was the great Comforter, while he was below. He was the Bridegroom, and while the Bride-groom ⟨p. 94⟩was present, they had not such a measure of the spirit, Christs presence supplyed all; but Christ ascended to Heaven, that his departure from them, might not be prejudicial to them; but that they might have comfort through the God of comfort, the spirit of comfort, the Holy Ghost. I will send the Comforter.
And though there was no loss by the ascension of Christ, they might fear by losing of Christ, that all their comfort was gone. I, but Christ telleth them, I go to prepare a place for you. He goeth to take up Heaven for his Church, and then to send his spirit. What a blessed intercourse is there now, since Christs ascension, between Heaven and Earth? Our body is in heaven, and the spirit of God is here on earth. The flesh that he hath taken into heaven, is a pledge that all our flesh and bodies, shall be where he is ere long. In the mean time we have the spirit to comfort us, and never to leave us till we be brought to the place where Christ is. This is great comfort, and this is the main end why Christ ascended to the ⟨p. 96⟩Father, that he might send the comforter. And comfort might well come now in more abundance, then before, because by the death of Christ all enemies were conquered, and by