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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.
Thus we see how to conceive of Christ after his Resurrection. When he hath triumphed over all his enemies, and reconciled God by his death, then I go to my Father, and your Father. Then he is a common Father by virtue of Christs satisfaction to divine wrath and justice, and victory and triumphing over all his enemies. So we must not conceive of God as our Father; but in reference to Christs victory over death. God is our Father by virtue of Christs satisfaction ⟨p. 114⟩to justice, and conquest over all our enemies. The God of peace, (saith the holy Apostle Paul, in the Epistle to the Hebrews, in the conclusion of that excellent Epistle,) that brought you from death to life through our Lord Jesus Christ. How cometh he to be the God of peace to us, which brought us from death to life, by our Lord Jesus? why? the Resurrection of Christ makes him the God of peace. Who raised him? He raised himself. But who together with himself? The Father raised him. And could the Father raise him, if he were not reconciled? But now he is the God of peace; 1for peace is made by the Cross and blood of Christ, the great peace-maker of heaven and earth; now we may conceive of God under the sweet relation of a Father.
Thus we see how to conceive of Christ after his Resurrection. When he hath triumphed over all his enemies, and reconciled God by his death, then I go to my Father, and your Father. Then he is a common Father by virtue of Christs satisfaction to divine wrath and justice, and victory and triumphing over all his enemies. So we must not conceive of God as our Father; but in reference to Christs victory over death. God is our Father by vertue of Christs satisfaction ⟨p. 114⟩to justice, and conquest over all our enemies. The God of peace, (saith the holy Apostle Paul, in the Epistle to the Hebrews, in the conclusion of that excellent Epistle,) that brought you from death to life through our Lord Jesus Christ. How cometh he to be the God of peace to us, which brought us from death to life, by our Lord Jesus? why? the Resurrection of Christ makes him the God of peace. Who raised him? He raised himself. But who together with himself? The Father raised him. And could the Father raise him, if he were not reconciled? But now he is the God of peace;