A heavenly conference between Christ and Mary after His resurrection. Wherein the intimate familiarity,…

I will not enter largely into the point, because I have spoken of it in other Texts; but for as much as concerneth this time, we must labour for that, without the which we cannot go through that which God calleth us to.

I will not enter largely into the point, because I have spoken of it in other Texts; but for as much as concerneth this time, we must labor for that, without the which we cannot go through that which God calleth us to.

1. There be many duties and dispositions that God requires, which we cannot be in, without assurance of salvation on good grounds; what is that? God bids us be thankful in all things, how can I know that? unless I know God is mine, and Christ is mine, can I be thankful for that which I doubt of, and think I ought to doubt of? therefore it is such a ⟨p. 216⟩state, without which I cannot perform other duties, and particularly the grand duty of thankfulness. And what a pitiful state is this, that a man should not be thankful for Christ, nor Heaven, nor for the state of another world, that there should be such great matters, and yet they cannot thank God for them.

1. There be many duties and dispositions that God requires, which we cannot be in, without assurance of salvation on good grounds; what is that? God bids us be thankful in all things, how can I know that? unless I know God is mine, and Christ is mine, can I be thankful for that which I doubt of, and think I ought to doubt of? therefore it is such a ⟨p. 216⟩state, without which I cannot perform other duties, and particularly the grand duty of thankfulness. And what a pittiful state is this, that a man should not be thankful for Christ, nor Heaven, nor for the state of another world, that there should be such great matters, and yet they cannot thank God for them.