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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.
Now there ⟨p. 189⟩be two sorts of enemies, that we are especially to have nothing to do withal, if we side with God, enemies within us, and enemies without us. Sin within us, we must take part against our sins, take Gods part, and the spirits part against corrupt motions and affections. Divinity must begin from within, else it is faction without. It is not Religion, but faction, if the Religion begin not in our hearts, and if we hate not sin in our selves. Where there is true antipathy, the nearer any thing is that is opposite to our nature, the more hateful it is. He that hateth a Toad, hateth it in his bosom most of all. And he that hates sin, as sin, hates it in his own heart most of all. And therefore they that will pretend Religion, and be naught in their own particular, it 1cometh not from a true principle; for they that will side with God, side with God in their own hearts, and be good men in their own particulars: therefore I beseech you, try your selves by this.
Now there ⟨p. 189⟩be two sorts of enemies, that we are especially to have nothing to do withall, if we side with God, enemies within us, and enemies without us. Sin within us, we must take part against our sins, take Gods part, and the spirits part against corrupt motions and affections. Divinity must begin from within, else it is faction without. It is not Religion, but faction, if the Religion begin not in our hearts, and if we hate not sin in our selves. Where there is true antipathy, the nearer any thing is that is opposite to our nature, the more hateful it is. He that hateth a Toad, hateth it in his bosom most of all. And he that hates sin, as sin, hates it in his own heart most of all. And therefore they that will pretend Religion, and be naught in their own particular, it 1cometh not from a true principle; for they that will side with God, side with God in their own hearts, and be good men in their own particulars: therefore I beseech you, try your selves by this.
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