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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.
This day we must perform the relation on our sides: there be two words that go to this heavenly bargain. The Covenant consisteth of two parts. Now desire God, by his grace, to enable us to do our part, for he doth both. And desire him according to his promise, to teach us to love him, and to write his Law in our hearts to do what is good, and circumcise our hearts, and give his holy spirit. We ask no more, then he hath promised, and so go boldly to him. Lord, thou hast made a Covenant with us, we cannot keep it without thee, thou hast not only promised grace and gifts, but the grace to perform the Covenant on our parts must come from thee. And this God will do: therefore in the use of means attend upon him, and looking to him, we shall have grace to do our parts, and then maintain this assurance, ⟨p. 223⟩without which we cannot live as Christians should live.
This day we must perform the relation on our sides: there be two words that go to this heavenly bargain. The Covenant consisteth of two parts. Now de•ire God, by his grace, to inable us to do our part, for he doth both. And desire him according to his promise, to teach us to love him, and to write his Law in our hearts to do what is good, and circumcise our hearts, and give his holy spirit. We aske no more, then he hath promised, and so go boldly to him. Lord, thou hast made a Covenant with us, we cannot keep it without thee, thou hast not only promised grace and gifts, but the grace to perform the Covenant on our parts must come from thee. And this God will do: therefore in the use of means attend upon him, and looking to him, we shall have grace to do our parts, and then maintain this assurance, ⟨p. 223⟩without which we cannot live as Christians should live.
That we may further maintain this Relation, that God is our God; Let us labour to get into Christ, for it is in him that God is our Father, and to grow up in Christ, to grow more and more, to grow up in faith, and in all grace.