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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.
They have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. They have taken away, she instanceth none. And when she had thus said, she turneth her back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. 1The Angels hold their peace when Christ speaks, and it is their place so to do.
- 1When Christ speaks the Angels are silent.
But she knew not that it was Jesus, in respect of her passion. Her senses were held, partly by the power of God, partly by a kind of passion that was a Cloud between her and Jesus, that she knew him not at that time.
What doth Jesus say to her?
1Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? The first words that ever Christ spake after his resurrection to them he appeared to, is, woman why weepest thou? It is a good question after Christs Resurrection, what cause of weeping, when Christ is risen? Our sins are forgiven, because he, our head,