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

3. As it is a word of compassion: so it is a word full of exceeding love.

4. And it is a word of peculiar appropriation; Mary, whom I have so much respected heretofore. And a word of satisfaction on his part out of his pity, and out of his love, and former familiarity & acquaintance. Mary, I am the man thou seekest, I know what all thy seekings tend to, thou wantest him whom thou lovest, thou wantest me, I am he, whom thou seekest.

4. And it is a word of peculiar appropriation; Mary, whom I have so much respected heretofore. And a word of satisfaction on his part out of his pitty, and out of his love, and former familiarity & acquaintance. Mary, I am the man thou seekest, I know what all thy seekings tend to, thou wantest him whom thou lovest, thou wantest me, I am he, whom thou seekest.

¹She answered him again, Rabboni, which is interpreted, Master. She returned him an answer again, she spake to him, he first began, then she follows, she found the virtue of his speech in her heart, there was an influence of it to her heart; and his love witnessing to her heart, raised her love to him again. So it was an answer of Christs speech, and from the same affection, an answer of love, and an answer of exceeding large affection, and satisfaction to her soul. Oh my Rabboni, ⟨p. 14⟩the soul of my soul, the life of my life, my joy, my rock, my all that can be dear to me. Rabboni, I have enough. As he desired to give her satisfaction, so she takes satisfaction in the word. And yet it was not full satisfaction; for after she clasps about him, and would not let him go. It was an affection that stirred up much desire more and more to have