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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.
1. If we have grace to answer his dealings towards us. When we can echo to Gods dealings; God hath chosen us, if we have grace to choose him for our God. We may know he hath called us effectually, when we answer Gods call: when he biddeth us believe, he giveth us an influence of power, to be able to say, I believe, Lord 1help my unbelief. We may know, he loveth us when we reflect love again, and love him; we may know he compasseth us, when we embrace him; we may know he delighteth in us, when we can delight in him, and his Servants. Whence is the strength of this Argument? from hence. All good things, whatsoever we do from God, is but by reflection. God shineth on us first, God owneth us for his first, and God must do so in the order ⟨p. 196⟩of causes. God being the spring of all goodness, he must begin, we love him because he loved us first, else we could never love him: therefore if we love him and his truth, he loveth 2us, that is sure. What have I in Heaven but thee, and in earth in comparison of thee? surely he owneth us, because in order of causes, we can have nothing but from him first.
1. If we have grace to answer his dealings towards us. When we can eccho to Gods dealings; God hath chosen us, if we have grace to chuse him for our God. We may know he hath called us effectually, when we answer Gods call: when he biddeth us believe, he giveth us an influence of power, to be able to say, I believe, Lord 1help my unbelief. We may know, he loveth us when we reflect love again, and love him; we may know he compasseth us, when we imbrace him; we may know he delighteth in us, when we can delight in him, and his Servants. Whence is the strength of this Argument? from hence. All good things, whatsoever we do from God, is but by reflection. God shineth on us first, God owneth us for his first, and God must do so in the order ⟨p. 196⟩of causes. God being the spring of all goodness, he must begin, we love him because he loved us first, else we could never love him: therefore if we love him and his truth, he loveth