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

3. Again make this use of it, Christ is our Brother, and will not he take our parts. Absalom was a disobedient Son, yet Absalom would not let his Sister Tamar be abused, he would be revenged of that. And will Christ suffer his sister, his spouse, his Church ¹to be abused long? nay, will he leave his Dove, his love, his undefiled one, where he hath placed all his joy, and contentment to the malice and fury of the enemy long? certainly he will not. Certainly he will be avenged on his enemies. If nature that he hath put into the wicked sinful men, teach them to revenge indignities offered to ⟨p. 55⟩their kindred, will Christ suffer his Brethren, his sister to be abused. Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? now he is in Heaven, the Churches case is his own. And therefore comfort our ²selves with that sweet Relation, Christ hath undertaken to be our brother in state of glory; what a comfort is it that we have a brother in Heaven? what a comfort was it to the poor Patriarchs, when they thought with themselves, we have a brother, Joseph, that is the second man in the Kingdom. And so, what a great comfort is it, for poor Christians to think, that the second in Heaven, that sitteth at Gods right hand, that is King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, and that ruleth all, is our brother. Is not this a main comfort, yea beyond all expression, if we could make use of it by faith, answerable to our trouble. Therefore go to Joseph, that hath laid up comfort for us, he hath comfort enough for us, he hath treasures of comfort, whatsoever is necessary for us; we may have in Christ our elder brother. And therefore, go to my brethren.

3. Again make this use of it, Christ is our Brother, and will not he take our parts. Absolon was a disobedient Son, yet Absolon would not let his Sister Tamar be abused, he would be revenged of that. And will Christ suffer his sister, his spouse, his Church ¹to be abused long? nay, will he leave his Dove, his love, his undefiled one, where he hath placed all his joy, and contentment to the malice and fury of the enemy long? certainly he will not. Certainly he will be avenged on his enemies. If nature that he hath put into the wicked sinfull men, teach them to revenge indignities offered to