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

Go (saith he) to my Brethren, I have another work for thee to do. Touch me not, Thou clasps about me as if thou hadst nothing to do: there is another work to do that pleaseth me better, and more fit for thee, to comfort them that are in distress, my poor Brethren and Disciples. And therefore go to my Brethren, and say unto them, so that Christ prefers a work of charity to his poor Disciples, before a work of complement to his own person. She clingeth about him, but this is not it I would have. Those poor souls are mourning and disconsolate for me, as if I ••re clean taken away, go to them, and prevent their farther sorrow.

Go (saith he) to my Brethren, I have another work for thee to do. Touch me not, Thou claspes about me as if thou hadst nothing to do: there is another work to do that pleaseth me better, and more fit for thee, to comfort them that are in distress, my poor Brethren and Disciples. And therefore go to my Brethren, and say unto them, so that Christ prefers a work of charity to his poor Disciples, before a work of complement to his own person. She clingeth about him, but this is not it I would have. Those poor souls are mourning and disconsolate for me, as if I ••re clean taken away, go to them, and prevent their farther sorrow.

God hath a wonderful respect to ⟨p. 44⟩others. It is strange that Christ should say, Go, and be reconciled to thy Brethren, and then offer thy sacrifice. As if he would have his own sacrifice ¹neglected, rather then we should not be reconciled to others. And so a work of charity and love is preferred before an officium and complement to himself. Let us show our love to ²the first Table in the second, our love to God by our love to man. Every thing hath its measure and time. Away therefore with this over-much embracing and touching. Go thy way thou hast another work to do, Go to my Brethren; And so you see (as I take it) the full meaning of the words.