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

If I were to speak to persons of quality, and great parts, as I am to speak to mean, let them be put in mind of their condition. Nothing should raise us up so high, as to forget the everlasting relation of Brother. Infirmity should not so far prevail with us, as to forget that which the Children of God have to eternity. And for other persons more eminent, if he be a King, let him not so mind that, as to forget all other. For all relations determine in death, and must be laid in the dust: all must stand on equal ground before Gods Bar, and they that have most to answer for, have the highest account of all: and therefore it is ground of humility to all. Let them that are in greatest eminency consider this; Paul after conversion, ¹could say, henceforth know I no man after the flesh. There is a great deal of humanity in the World, complement is very ordinary, which is the Picture and out-side of humanity; but Christian love, which is, a degree above humanity: the Apostle calleth ⟨p. 141⟩it [Greek or Hebrew] brotherly love, that is the scorn of the world. They will own a Brother in office; but owning them in the sweet bonds of Brotherhood, as they are the Sons of God, here is Heaven, make much of them in that kind, that is a strange thing in the world; but we must know what it meaneth, before we come to Heaven, we must respect a Christian, be he what he will be, under all his infirmities, if he hath a good spirit in him, which God the Father seeth, and Christ seeth. We must bear love to all Saints. Some will make much of an eminent man, that hath excellent parts, because there may be some countenance from such persons; but here is sincerity that beareth love to ²all Saints. He wraps them up all in the general term, Go tell Peter, amongst the rest, that hath offended, more then the rest.

If I were to speak to persons of quality, and great parts, as I am to speak to mean, let them be put in mind of their condition. Nothing should raise us up so high, as to forget the everlasting relation of Brother. Infirmity should not so far prevail with us, as to forget that which the Children of God have to eternity. And for other persons more eminent, if he be a King, let him not so mind that, as to forget all other. For all relations determine in death, and must be laid in the dust: all must stand on equal ground before Gods Barre, and they that have most to answer for, have the highest accompt of all: and therefore it is ground of humility to all. Let them that are in greatest eminency consider this; Paul after conversion,