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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.
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, ⟨p. 7⟩and surety hath suffered death for us, and if Christ be risen again, why weep we? If we be broken-hearted, humbled sinners, that have interest in his death and resurrection, we have no cause to grieve. It is therefore a good question to them that believe, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? They were questions, not for satisfaction to him, he knew it well enough, but to draw out her mind, and to draw out by confession what God had hid in her heart, that he might comfort her afterwards.
- 1Christs first words after his Resurrection.