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

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⟩they would be, if God left them to themselves. God abaseth himself to behold things below. Not, that it is a diminution of Majesty to do it; but God in Christ hath stooped so low, that he could go no lower, and he is ³advanced as high in our nature as can be. How could God become a man, a curse, God in the second person with us, God in the first person to be so near to us, as a Father, and God in the second person to make him a Father, to be so low as Christ was, which is to be as low as hell it self.

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 sollace 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 ²