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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.
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And 1where there is not suitableness of holy things, there is no propriety. Will God own a man, and not make him suitable? will God take his friend, and not give him a friendly nature? he will not; for he first fitteth our natures for communion with himself, else there can be no propriety. Let us not deceive our selves; but if we ⟨p. 200⟩find some beginnings of grace, and can say without arrogancy, or usurpation, doubtless thou art our Father, our God, we be not worthy to be thine; but we be thine. If we find something that cast-aways cannot have, some grief of heart for sin, some faith, some little measure of love, some love of truth, and inclination to the best things, then we may come boldly to increase our familiarity, and communion with God; but otherwise it is dangerous to come to 2God, we approach a consuming fire, who shall dwell in everlasting burnings? say they in Isaiah, and if God be not in covenant with us, oh he will be consuming fire, everlasting burnings, and we but stubble, & it will increase spiritual judgment in us, hardness of heart, and going on from sin, to sin, till we be accursed for sin: therefore it is a fearful thing to be given up to hardness of heart, they that do continue in sin, God giveth them up to hardness of heart, to be insensible of his dealings with them.
And 1where there is not suitableness of holy things, there is no propriety. Will God own a man, and not make him suitable? will God take his friend, and not give him a friendly nature? he will not; for he first fitteth our natures for communion with himself, else there can be no propriety. Let us not deceive our selves; but if vve ⟨p. 200⟩find some beginnings of grace, and can say without arrogancy, or usurpation, doubtless thou art our Father, our God, we be not worthy to be thine; but we be thine. If we finde something that cast-awayes cannot have, some grief of heart for sin, some faith, some little measure of love, some love of truth, and inclination to the best things, then we may come boldly to increase our familiarity, and communion with God; but otherwise it is dangerous to come to