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

I beseech you, before I leave the point, give me leave to go on a little further in this, to show that wonderful ⟨p. 132⟩mercy that admirable goodness, which the tongues and hearts of all the men in the world, and Angels in Heaven are not able to express, that love of God which is contained in the Relation he hath taken on him in Christ to be our Father.

I beseech you, before I leave the point, give me leave to go on a little further in this, to shew that wonderful ⟨p. 132⟩mercy that admirable goodness, which the tongues and hearts of all the men in the world, and Angels in Heaven are not able to express, that love of God which is contained in the Relation he hath taken on him in Christ to be our Father.

¹1. Consider who, and whom. Who, the great God, that hath the Son to solace himself in; he did not adopt us, because he wanted Sons, he had Sons of his own, and Sons of his love to solace himself in, what need he have took Traitors, Rebels, enemies, to make them his Sons? Oh it is a marvellous advancement of our nature, that God should in Christ become our Father. It is said, Psalm ²113. God abaseth himself to behold things below; and indeed so he doth, (with reverence be it spoken to his great Majesty,) he abaseth himself in regard of things below. In regard of us worms of the earth, that be enemies, yea Devils by nature. For many ye shall see the Devil in them, in their lying, and opposing of goodness. And God will always have some amongst men, to show others what ⟨p. 133⟩