A heavenly conference between Christ and Mary after His resurrection. Wherein the intimate familiarity,…

I shall come to the Message it self; tell them, I ascend. He speaketh of that as present, which was surely to be. So we should think of our future Estate, as if we were presently to go to heaven. Faith hath this force, to make things to come, present. If we could ⟨p. 107⟩keep it in us, and exercise it, could we live in any sin? but that it is distant, that is the cause of sinning, we put off things in a distance, if it be at the day of judgement, that is far off, and therefore they will not leave their present pleasure for that, that shall not be, they know not when. But look on things in the word of a God, that is Jehovah, that giveth a being ¹to all, who hath spoken of things to come, as if present, and then you will be of another mind. Faith is the privilege of a Christian, which maketh things a far off present. No wicked man but would leave his swearing and profaneness, if he saw ²the joys of Heaven, and pains of Hell; and it were no thanks to him; but to believe God on his word, that these things shall be, that is the commendations of a man, and the excellency of a Christian above another man. Another man doth all by sense; but the Christian will trust God on his word. I ascend saith Christ.

I shall come to the Message it self; tell them, I ascend. He speaketh of that as present, which was surely to be. So we should think of our future Estate, as if we were presently to go to heaven. Faith hath this force, to make things to come, present. If we could ⟨p. 107⟩keep it in us, and exercise it, could we live in any sin? but that it is distant, that is the cause of sinning, we put off things in a distance, if it be at the day of judgement, that is far off, and therefore they will not leave their present pleasure for that, that shall not be, they know not when. But look on things in the word of a God, that is Jehovah, that giveth a being ¹to all, who hath spoken of things to come, as if present, and then you will be of another mind. Faith is the priviledge of a Christian, which maketh things a far off present. No wicked man but would leave his swearing and prophaness, if he saw