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

Our blessed Saviour fetcheth the comfort of our Father from this, that God is his Father first, and so to join both together, That God is our God, because he is his God first. It is a point very considerable, That whatsoever comfort we look for from God, and in God, we must see it in Christ first, before we see it in our selves; because we be but Sons by adoption, and we have all we have from God through Christ. Whatsoever we see in Christ, think this will belong to us. And whatsoever we look should belong to us, see it first in him. As verily as he ascended, we shall ascend, As verily as he rose, we shall arise. As verily as he is at Gods right hand, we shall be there too; for by faith we sit now in heavenly places with Christ, and we shall judge the world, ¹and be for ever with the Lord. Whatsoever we see in Christ, interest our selves in it. And therefore we must not conceive of Christ, as a severed ⟨p. 152⟩person; but conceive of our selves in union, and communion with Christ our head, and to conceive of Christ as our head and surety, and second ²Adam. And as a quickening spirit, that communicateth all to us. And therefore when we are to deal with God, be sure to go through Christ, as we expect all from God through Christ, so give all to God through Christ again. Be sure to take Benjamin with us when we go, & come clothed with the Garments of our elder Brother, and do not doubt when we come with Christ; for else we dishonour Christ: shall I come in the sweet name and mediation of my Saviour, that hath perfected salvation, and not be accepted of God, when God hath ordained him for that purpose? If we stagger, and doubt to receive any thing at Gods hands, we wrong not only Gods bounty, but Christ the Mediator; carry this therefore all along with us, do all in him, and desire God to pardon all for his sake, and God will regard us.

Our blessed Saviour fetcheth the comfort of our Father from this, that God is his Father first, and so to joyn both together, That God is our God, because he is his God first. It is a point very considerable, That whatsoever comfort we look for from God, and in God, we must see it in Christ first, before we see it in our selves; because we be but Sons by adoption, and we have all we have from God through Christ. Whatsoever we see in Christ, think this will belong to us. And whatsoever we look should belong to us, see it first in him. As verily as he ascended, we shall ascend, As verily as he rose, we shall arise. As verily as he is at Gods right hand, we shall be there too; for by faith we sit now in heavenly places with Christ, and we shall judge the world,