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

But if this be so, let us learn of God to be indulgent. If it were to speak to ¹Ministers, I should be large to advise them to preach the Law and the Gospel. The very Law is preached in mercy. The Lord taketh a severe course; but it is to order us. All Gods severity is reducible to mercy, and Christ: all his afflictions, humiliations, and abasements, do they come from unfatherly affection? no; but ⟨p. 138⟩to draw us home to him. And therefore never be terrible to any; but with a bowel of compassion, but with a mind that they may see themselves, and see the comforts they have in Christ: We ought to be of his affection, the great Pastor and Bishop of the Church. And so for ordinary Christians, they should be indulgent one to another. Some are always cutting in Ulcers, always wounding and tearing themselves with ill usage, and misconstruction, keeping themselves from growing up in a better life, by observing the infirmities of them that be better then themselves. Oh, but go tell my Brethren, that my Father owneth them for his Children, which may be a use of marvellous comfort to us.

But if this be so, let us learn of God to be indulgent. If it were to speak to ¹Ministers, I should be large to advise them to preach the Law and the Gospel. The very Law is preached in mercy. The Lord taketh a severe course; but it is to order us. All Gods severity is reducible to mercy, and Christ: all his afflictions, humiliations, and abasements, do they come from unfatherly affection? no; but ⟨p. 138⟩to draw us home to him. And therefore never be terrible to any; but with a bowel of compassion, but with a mind that they may see themselves, and see the comforts they have in Christ: We ought to be of his affection, the great Pastor and Bishop of the Church. And so for ordinary Christians, they should be indulgent one to another. Some are alwayes cutting in Ulcers, always wounding and tearing themselves with ill usage, and misconstruction, keeping themselves from growing up in a better life, by observing the infirmities of them that be better then themselves. Oh, but go tell my Brethren, that my Father owneth them for his Children, which may be a use of marvellous comfort to us.