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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.
3. Again, a peculiar favour and love-token of God, as to have seasonable and sanctifying correction. To have corrections when they be seasonable, when we be in a way of straying, and God will bring us home by correction, and when we have sanctifying correction, we find by experience, that all is turned to our good. If I find any thing turn me to my God, I know I am his: if my Cross be seasonable, and sanctified, he is my God; for he takes that course with me, which he takes with his own people. These be singular signs of Gods love, when he bestoweth the graces of his spirit, his comforts, peace and joy, though not largely, yet so much as shall sustain the soul. And then when he seasonably meeteth us, and will not suffer us to thrive in an evil course. Oh it is a judgment of judgements, to be hardened in sinful courses of life: how can it but end in desperation at length? and therefore it is a great favour to be chastised, it showeth, we are Sons, and ⟨p. 195⟩not Bastard•. Thus we see how we may lay just claim to this, that God is our God in a peculiar manner.
3. Again, a peculiar favour and love-token of God, as to have seasonable and sanctifying correction. To have corrections when they be seasonable, when we be in a way of straying, and God will bring us home by correction, and when we have sanctifying correction, we find by experience, that all is turned to our good. If I find any thing turn me to my God, I know I am his: if my Crosse be seasonable, and sanctified, he is my God; for he takes that course with me, which he takes with his own people. These be singular signs of Gods love, when he bestoweth the graces of his spirit, his comforts, peace and joy, though not largely, yet so much as shall sustain the soul. And then when he seasonably meeteth us, and will not suffer us to thrive in an evil cou•se. Oh it is a judgment of judgements, to be hardned in sinful courses of life: how can it but end in desperation at length? and therefore it is a great favour to be chastized, it sheweth, we are Sons, and ⟨p. 195⟩not Bastard•. Thus we see how we may lay just claim to this, that God is our God in a peculiar manner.