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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.
You see first of all Christ beginneth, and saith, Mary, she answereth in the second place, and saith Rabboni; and till Christ begins, no voice in the 1world can do any good. The Angels they spake to her, but till Christ spake nothing could comfort her. Christ began, and till Christ began nothing would comfort Mary. Christ began himself, and used but one word. It is a word, and but one word. Nothing will comfort but the word of Christ. The word that comforted her, when he spake, and it was but one word, and yet enough, ther• was such fullness of spirit, and comfort in that one word. And she answered with one word again.
You see first of all Christ beginneth, and saith, Mary, she answereth in the second place, and saith Rabboni; and till Christ begins, no voice in the 1world can do any good. The Angels they spake to her, but till Christ spake nothing could comfort her. Christ began, and till Christ began nothing would comfort Mary. Christ began himself, and used but one word. It is a word, and but one word. Nothing will comfort but the word of Christ. The word that comforted her, when he spake, and it was but one word, and yet enough, ther• was such fulness of spirit, and comfort in that one word. And she answered with one word again.
- 1Nothing can comfort the grieved soul till it heares the voice of Christ.
You may ask, why they spake but one word? Beloved, he was full of affection, and she was full of affection also, too full to express themselves in many words. As it is in grief; Grief ⟨p. 12⟩1sometimes may be so great, that scarce any words are able to express it; and if any words, then broken words, (which show fullness of affection) rather then any distinct sense. Christ was so full, and she so full, that a word discovers. And indeed there was so much sense, and so much love, so much contained in these little words, Mary and Rabboni, that it is impossible to express them shorter, and her passion would not stay any longer discourse, it was by words, and by one word, Mary, it was by a word, which showeth he took notice of her. Christ knows the names of the Stars, he