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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.
13. It is a name likewise of provision, that we may expect from God, that he will in all our exigencies, and necessities, provide for us whatsoever shall be needful. What saith our Saviour Christ to the poor Disciples, doubting of want? It is your Fathers 2good will to give you the Kingdom, what then? fear not little flock, he that will give you a Kingdom, will not he give you daily bread? viaticum, provision for a Journey. He that intendeth us Heaven, certainly he will provide for us here. And therefore in the Lords prayer, before all Petitions, as a ground of all, he putteth in our Father, and therefore, give us our daily bread, our Father. And therefore he ⟨p. 119⟩will give us grace to sanctify his name, and do his will, and forgive us our sins. Expect all from our Father, which is the ground of all. Christ had much ado to persuade his Disciples, that they should not want necessaries, and therefore he makes whole Sermons to strengthen their faith in this, your heavenly Father knoweth what you stand in need of. The 3Son cannot ask, but the Father can interpret any sigh, any groan, and knoweth what we would have. And therefore being Gods Children, we may fetch provision from him in all conditions.
13. It is a name likewise of provision, that we may expect from God, that he will in all our exigencies, and necessities, provide for us whatsoever shall be needful. What saith our Saviour Christ to the poor Disciples, doubting of want? It is your Fathers 2good will to give you the Kingdom, what then? fear not little flock, he that will give you a Kingdom, will not he give you daily bread? viaticum, provision for a Journey. He that intendeth us Heaven, certainly he will provide for us here. And therefore in the Lords prayer, before all Petitions, as a ground of all, he putteth in our Father, and therefore, give us our daily bread, our Father. And therefore he ⟨p. 119⟩