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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.
2. And then again, out of the nature of conscience, if we can go boldly to him as a reconciled God, notwithstanding guilt of conscience, it is a sign he hath obtained peace of conscience, because it is the nature of conscience, if it hath not peace from God, not to dare to appear in Gods presence. So then, when there is inward peace and love, answering to Gods love, choice answerable to 1Gods choice, apprehending of him, answerable to his apprehension, this reflection and return, and rebounding back to God, is an invincible argument, that God hath first shined upon that soul. God sometimes will let us see things in the effect, and hide them in the cause. Perhaps he will not persuade b• his spirit, that he loveth ⟨p. 197⟩us, hath chosen us, and that we are his; but he will work something in our hearts, because he will have us search our spirits, what good thing he hath wrought, what love, what choice of the best side are in any of these; surely then God is theirs, though there be not an open voice, yet we may know, God hath loved this soul, and spoken peace to that soul, because we can return nothing to God, but he must shine on us first.
2. And then again, out of the nature of conscience, if we can go boldly to him as a reconciled God, notwithstanding guilt of conscience, it is a sign he hath obtained peace of conscience, because it is the nature of conscience, if it hath not peace from God, not to dare to appear in Gods presence. So then, when there is inward peace and love, answering to Gods love, choice answerable to 1Gods choice, apprehending of him, answerable to his apprehension, this reflection and return, and rebounding back to God, is an invincible argument, that God hath first shined upon that soul. God sometimes will let us see things in the effect, and hide them in thecause. Perhaps he wil not perswade b• his spirit, that he loveth ⟨p. 197⟩us, hath chosen us, and that we are his; but he will work something in our hearts, because he will have us search our spirits, what good thing he hath wrought, what love, what choice of the best side are in any of these; surely then God is theirs, though there be not an open voice, yet we may know, God hath loved this soul, and spoken peace to that soul, because we can return nothing to God, but he must shine on us first.