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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.
12. Consider to whom this message is sent. He is your Father, even a Father to you the Disciples, now you are disconsolate. God owneth us for his Children at the worst. He took our condition notwithstanding all our infirmities. When we be pronest by a work of the spirit to condemn our selves, then God is nearest to justify us. When the poor prodigal said, I am unworthy to be a Son, make me an Household Servant, you see how the Father entertaineth him. So the poor Publican dareth not lift up his eyes, and yet went away justified. David, ⟨p. 134⟩when he could not pray, but murmur 2and rebel, and said in his heart, all men are liars, yet thou heardst the voice of my prayer; even then, when he could not pray, but groan, and sigh to God. I said, I am cast out of thy sight, yet thou regardest the voice of my prayers. When he said, out of a murmuring spirit, and rebelliousness of nature, I am cast out of thy sight. A Speech that tended to desperation, yet God heard the voice of his prayer. When 3Job said, I clothed my self in dust and ashes; God said to him, I have accepted thee. When we by the spirit think our selves unworthy to be accepted, or to look to Heaven, or to tread upon the Earth, then God looketh on us, worthy in his Son; and never more worthy, then when we acknowledge our own unworthiness. Go tell my Disciples at this time, when they had dealt 4so unworthily, I go to their Father.
12. Consider to whom this message is sent. He is your Father, even a Father to you the Disciples, now you are disconsolate. God owneth us for his Children at the worst. He took our condition notwithstanding all our infirmities. When we be pronest by a work of the spirit to condemn our selves, then God is nearest to justifie us. When the poor prodigal said, I am unworthy to be a Son, make me an Houshold Servant, you see how the Father entertaineth him. So the poor Publican dareth not lift up his eyes, and yet went away justified. David,