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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.
1Let us make use of this. To what use is riches and friends, if we do not use them? to what use is God and Christ, if we use them not? Nostrorum est, utamur nostro bon•. He is ours, let us use him for our special good on all occasions. Oh that we had faith answerable to our prerogative, it is a prerogative more then Heaven and earth, that God is ours, and had we faith suitable, what kind of persons should we be in grace and comfort, and whatsoever is good? Therefore labour to make use of it; but more of this after we have spoken of some rules of trial, because whatsoever I may say this way may be misapplied. They be excellent comforts; but perhaps saith the distressed soul, they belong not to me; to whom it doth belong: perhaps it belongeth to me, faith another that is a stranger, and a carnal man, to whom it doth not belong. Therefore our Saviour giveth some notes of distinctions, to know ⟨p. 182⟩whether God be our God or no. Not to be much in the argument, yet to be plain in it.
1Let us make use of this. To what use is riches and friends, if we do not use them? to what use is God and Christ, if we use them not? Nostrorum est, utamur nostro bon•. He is ours, let us use him for our special good on all occa•ions. Oh that we had faith answerable to our prerogative, it is a prerogative more then Heaven and earth, that God is ours, and had we faith suitable, what kind of persons should we be in grace and comfort, and whatsoever is good? Therefore labor to make use of it; but more of this after we have spoken of some rules of tryal, because whatsoever I may say this way may be misapplied. They be excellent comforts; but perhaps saith the distressed soul, they belong not to me; to whom it doth belong: perhaps it belongeth to me, faith another that is a stranger, and a carnal man, to whom it doth not belong. Therefore our Saviour giveth some notes of distinctions, to know ⟨p. 182⟩whether God be our God or no. Not to be much in the argument, yet to be plain in it.