Cha.p.x.Sect.5 Lgeking tmto :fefru. Book lV. Part.4. 7 2 9 not willing now to fpend time in complements, but t-o difpatch her away upon that errand, go to rny brethren, G::..c. And the reafon following fuits with this comment,[or I am not yet afcended to my Father q. d. thou needdl: not io hafrily ro touch me now,f9r I am :ot yet ll{cended; though I be going. yet~ am not gone another time will be allowed, and thou mayft ·do tt at bet. ter le~fure, only forbeare now; and the firft thing thou d,ofr, go to my brethren; it will do them more good to peare ofmy ri':ng, than it will do thee good to ftand here touchmg, and ~oldtng, and embracing, and theref9re in this re(ped, now to11ch me not. S. Other~ think, that Chrift in thefe words meant to weane her from all fenfual touching, chrijtus loquitur de ractu, & de a[- and to teach her a new at:~d fpiritual touch by cenfiouc, ' on corpor•li. fed /Piritt~ali. Et _exm~e MPgda!cn~ a Cbrift Domi~ the hand offaith; and to [his fenfe the rea- no 1Uumzna_ta futt, ut deinccps 110n fon agrees well, for I am not yet afcended, or I (olum crcdtdmt, fed & aliai fcminat thall quickly afcend unto my Father; till adcr.dLlldumi"ftmwir . V 1d, Aug. Chrill wereafcended the might be touching ~ bl,''aDa .• ~- ~n&Joh . Se&<m 6o. d'd \ vcrr: r. h b h ld . h i ;m.nl, ~r• II) et~m- wirb_a Jentual touc , ut t at W?U ne1t er ' pore A11bror. Luc. U ' ri~. & lib. contmue nor do.her any good,but 1f ilie would de Ifm. & animJ. c: 5. & S:r. 58, !carne the fpiritual touch, no afcending could hinder that, one that is in heaven might be touched fo: and hence it is, thar if now we will but fend up our faith, we rnay touch ChriU to rhis day, and there will venue come out of him. It was Chrifrs care to weane c.Mary from the comfort of his external prefence, and to teach her how to embrace him by a true and lively faah : he was not long to be feen in his viGble fbape, being lhortly to aLendunto his Father; and therefore the main~ bufineife was co learne that touch, that would b9th continue and do her good co her foul-s health. And I beleeve for this very ciiUfe, Chrifr would nor tlay long with any of his Difciples at any ti:me; he only appeared to manifefr himfelfe, and to prove his refurrection, and then to weane them from all fenfual and carnal touching, he would quickly ha,·e been gone. Obferve, that 4 JPiritual rouch of Chrift 6y f11ith, u that which Cl;rift prefers before All toHchn, it isthe Apotlles fay!ng, hence forth k!;tow we no m1111 l Cor, 1· 17, ll[rer the fltfh, }ta though_we ha''..'e k,nown {hri.ft after the fiefh, Jet now hrnaforth k_now we htm nomore. The words ha;re a double · interpretation; As, r. Hcnaforth k. ':Ow we him no more; if we Aaaaa ha~
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