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

4. But to go on, you see here again, ⟨p. 19⟩that Christ must begin to us before ¹we can answer him. He began to Mary, and then she said Rabbony, all the passages of salvation are done by way of Covenant, by way of commerce and intercourse, between God and man; but God begins first. In election indeed we choose him, but he chooseth us first. And he knoweth who are his, and we know him; but he knows us first. And in calling, we answer, I, but he calleth first, and we do but echo to his call: in justification, forgiveness of sins, we accept of justification, and submit to the righteousness of Christ, and Gods purpose of saving man that way; but he giveth faith first, for faith is the gift of God. We glorify him here on earth, but it is from a result of Gods glorifying us in Heaven, some earnests we have, but they are of Gods giving. All we do, is but reflection of his love first, or his knowledge first.

4. But to go on, you see here again, ⟨p. 19⟩that Christ must begin to us before ¹we can answer him. He began to Mary, and then she said Rabbony, all the passages of salvation are done by way of Covenant, by way of commerce and entercourse, between God and man; but God begins first. In election indeed we choose him, but he chuseth us first. And he knoweth who are his, and we know him; but he knows us first. And in calling, we answer, I, but he calleth first, and we do but eccho to his call: in justification, forgivness of sins, we accept of justification, and submit to the righteousness of Christ, and Gods purpose of saving man that way; but he giveth faith first, for faith is the gift of God. We glorifie him here on earth, but it is from a result of Gods glorifying us in Heaven, some earnests we have, but they are of Gods giving. All we do, is but reflexion of his love first, or his knowledge first.

1. 1God is the beginner of all saving works