In the good providence of Father God, when the new Adam came forth like the first Adam from the womb of the earth, He beheld the tearful Mary Magdalene waiting by the garden tomb. Jesus’ heart was moved in tender mercy, and He spoke comfort to her, saying, “Woman, why are you weeping?” The evangelist has us behold this new couple in a pleasant garden at the end of his Gospel. The first Adam made a grave of his garden, but the last Adam has made a garden of His grave. The evangelist portrays the new
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