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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.
We see here, it is brought as a ground of comfort, and so indeed it 1is. And we may observe from hence, That now by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, God is not only become a Father to us, but a God. This is a ground of many comforts, go tell my Disciples, now I am risen again, & therefore justice is satisfied, and now they may have lively hope of a better condition hereafter. For God is my God, that hath raised me up, and who will raise up mine too: so that now we ⟨p. 162⟩are copartners with Christ, sharers with him in the Fatherhood of God, and God is God in common with Christ and us.
We see here, it is brought as a ground of comfort, and so indeed it 1is. And we may observe from hence, That now by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, God is not only become a Father to us, but a God. This is a ground of many cōforts, go tell my Disciples, now I am risen again, & therefore justice is satisfied, and now they may have lively hope of a better condition hereafter. For God is my God, that hath raised me up, and who will raise up mine too: so that now we ⟨p. 162⟩are copartners with Christ, sharers with him in the Fatherhood of God, and God is God in common with Christ and us.
- 1By virtue of Christs resurrection, God is not only our Father but our God.By vertue of Christs resurrection, God is not only our Father but our God.
This may well be brought as a point of comfort, if there were any comfort in the world of sweeter efficacy then this, our Saviour would have sent it to his Disciples. Comfort being his main Office, and his main end, he would have the best comfort after his best Resurrection. And he picks this from amongst them all. Go tell them, I go to my Father, and their Father, to my God, and their God. And therefore it is a pregnant comfort, and indeed no heart can conceive the comfort of it, that we have interest together with Christ in God, and with the Fatherhood of God. And both these the Scripture joineth together,