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

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 ²knows every thing by name, he knows every thing of a man, to the very hair, he knows their parts, and their very excrements of their parts, he knew her, and acknowledged her too; Mary.

You may aske, why they spake but one word? Beloved, he was full of affection, and she was full of affection also, too full to expre•s 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 shew fulness 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 sheweth he took notice of her. Christ knowes the names of the Starres, he ²knowes every thing by name, he knows every thing of a man, to the very hair, he knowes their parts, and their very excrements of their parts, he knew her, and acknowledged her too; Mary.