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

To the sound and practical Christian that is not squeesie stomacked, will the truths in this treatise be grateful, supposing therefore, and desiring, if thou are not, thou mayest be such a one. Here is offered to thy consideration, a divine and heavenly Discourse betwixt Christ and Mary, between a soul-burdened sinner, and a burden-removing Saviour.

To the sound and practical Christian that is not squeesie stomacked, will the truths in this treatise be grateful, supposing therefore, and desiring, if thou are not, thou may'st be such a one. Here is offered to thy consideration, a divine and heavenly Discourse betwixt Christ and Mary, between a soul-burthened sinner, and a burthen-removing Saviour.

Thou mayest here see how diligent Mary is to seek, how ready Christ is to be found. Mary hath her heart brim full of sorrow, Christ Comes as it were leaping over the Mountains with comfort, ⟨image 4⟩and bowels of compassion. Mary was in a strong pang of affection; nay her affections were wound so high, that her expressions seem broken, and her actions might seem to savour of irregularity, were it not to that excellency of the object, did warrant the height of her affection, and the compassion of Christ was large enough, not only to interpret for the best, but also to pardon and cover all her infirmities. The woman was better at her affections, then expressions. They have taken away my Lord, she speaks at random, names no body, whether Jews, or Disciples, or Soldiers. But see the strength of her faith, she is not ashamed to call him Lord, even in the lowest state of humiliation, though Christ be reproached, persecuted, despised, rejected, dead, buried, yet he shall be Mary's Lord. Again, I know not where they have laid him, she dreams of a bodily asportation, and resting of Christ somewhere, and speaks with indignation, as if she looked upon it as an indignity, or incivility, nay of cruelty, Saevitum est in cadavera, saevitum est in ossa, saevitum est in cineres. Cyprian ⟨image 5⟩of the Roman Emperors cruelty, to remove a dead body. What was done to Christ, Mary takes it as done to her, and good heart she thinks she hath so much right to him, that he should not be stirred without her knowledge. And I know not where, &c.