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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.
1But what is the reason, Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to my Father; That seemeth to be a strong reason. But it seemeth to be a contrary reason. Touch me not now, when my body is present, but touch me when I ⟨p. 40⟩am gone, and removed out of sight of all flesh. Touch me not now, when thou mayst touch me, and touch me when there is an impossibility of touching me. This is seemingly strange; But indeed there is no contrariety in it. Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to the Father.
- 1Christ not to be touched, because not ascended.
1There is a double meaning of the words. First of all, touch me not; for I am not yet ascended, &c. Thou needest not clasp, and cling about me, as if I would stay no more with you below, I am not yet ascended to the Father, there will be time enough afterwards. For the word, touch, in the original, doth not signify merely to touch; but clasp, associate, join, and solder with a thing: the Scripture speaking of the evil man, you shall not touch him, that is, not make him one with him. The Devil shall not take him from Christ, and make him one with himself. It is a strange word in the original, Thou claspest about me, thou dost more then touch me, thou clingest to me, and wilt not leave me, as if I would go presently to the Father; but I am not yet ascended to the Father. ⟨p. 41⟩That is one part of the meaning.
1There is a double meaning of the words. First of all, touch me not; for I am not yet ascended, &c. Thou needest not claspe, and cling about me, as if I would stay no more with you below, I am not yet ascended to the Father, there will be time enough afterwards. For the word, touch, in the originall, doth not signifie meerly to touch; but claspe, associate, joyn, and soder with a thing: the Scripture speaking of the evill man, you shall not touch him, that is, not make him one with him. The Devill shall not take him from Christ, and make him one with himself. It is a strange word in the originall, Thou claspest about me, thou dost more then touch me, thou clingest to me, and wilt not leave me, as if I would go presently to the Father; but I am not yet ascended to the Father.