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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.
It is a good plea to God, Lord, I know not what to say, my sins are more then the hairs on mine head, Satan layeth hard to me, I cannot answer one of a thousand, I confess all my sins, hear me, and hear thy Son for my sake, he is now at thy right hand, and pleadeth for 1me. And desire Christ to plead for us. We have not only all the Church to pray for us, Our Father, but we have Christ himself to plead for us, and make our cause good. If Christ saith, I shed my blood for this person, and appear now by virtue of my redemption; and the condition of the Covenant is, if we confess our sins, he is merciful to forgive, and if we sin, we have an Advocate in Heaven, to whom we must lay claim: the party 2hath confessed the debt, and therefore the bond must be cancelled. He hath performed the conditions on his part, and therefore, make i• good on thine ⟨p. 104⟩own part. And being the spirit hath shamed thee for thy sins, what can the Devil say? What saith Paul? It is God that justifieth, who shall condemn? 3If God the party offended do justify, who shall condemn? It is Christ that dyed, that is not enough, that is risen again, that is not enough, it is Christ that rose again, and sitteth at the right hand of God for us, and maketh intercession for us, who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect? let the Devil accuse what he will, Christ is risen, to show that he hath satisfied, and is now in heaven, there appearing for us. Oh that we had hearts large enough, for these comforts, then should we never yield to base temptations.
It is a good plea to God, Lord, I know not what to say, my sins are more then the hairs on mine head, Satan layeth hard to me, I cannot answer one of a thousand, I confess all my sins, hear me, and hear thy Sonne for my sake, he is now at thy right hand, and pleadeth for 1me. And desire Christ to plead for us. We have not only all the Church to pray for us, Our Father, but we have Christ himself to plead for us, and make our cause good. If Christ saith, I shed my blood for this person, and appear now by virtue of my redemption; and the condition of the Covenant is, if we confess our sins, he is merciful to forgive, and if we sin, we have an Advocate in Heaven, to whom we must lay claim: the party