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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.
15. One special end likewise why he would have this Message sent, that he was to ascend, was that he might appear there in Heaven for us, as Heb. 9. He appears for ever in Heaven for us, and maketh intercession for us. When the high Priest was to enter into the holy of holies, (which was a type of Heaven) he carried the names of the twelve Tribes engraven in stones upon his breast. Christ our true high Priest being entered into the true Holy of Holies, carried the names of all his Elect in his breast into Heaven, and there appeareth before God for us. He carrieth us in his heart. Christ doth fulfil that which in John 17. he prayeth for; appearing in heaven 2before his Father, by virtue of his blood-shed, and that blood that speaketh better things then the blood of Abel, it speaks mercy & pardon, the blood of Abel crieth for vengeance & justice; but the blood of Christ saith, here is one that I shed my blood for. ⟨p. 98⟩And when we pray to God, God accepts of our prayers, and by virtue of Christs blood-shed, there is mercy and pardon, and favour procured; which is sprinkled by faith upon the soul, God manifesting to the soul by his spirit, that Christ dyed in particular for such a soul; which soul praying to God in the name of Christ, that blood not only in Heaven, but sprinkled upon the soul, speaketh peace there. The spirit saith that to the soul, which Christ doth in Heaven. Christ saith in Heaven, I 3dyed for such a soul, the spirit saith in the soul, Christ dyed for me, and the blood of Christ is sprinkled on every particular soul. As Christ in Heaven appears, and intercedeth for me, so the spirit intercedeth in mine own guilty heart, that always speaks discomfort, till it be satisfied with particular assurance. Christ dyed for me, and God is mine, and Christ is mine. Thus particular faith sprinkleth the blood of Christ upon the soul. So that now my sins are not only pardoned in Heaven, but in my soul. There is not only intercession ⟨p. 99⟩