Come & welcome to Jesus Christ, or, A plain and profitable discourse upon the…

Secondly, Life is in Christ for us, that it might not be upon so brittle a foundation, as indeed it would, had it been any where else. The Law it self is weak because of us, as to this: But Christ is a tried stone, a sure foundation, ⟨p. 263⟩one that will not fail to bear thy burden, and to receive thy Soul; coming sinner.

Secondly, Life is in Christ for us, that it might not be upon so brittle a foundation, as indeed it would, had it been any where else. The Law it self is weak because of us, as to this: But Christ is a tryed stone, a sure foundation, ⟨p. 263⟩one that will not fail to bear thy burden, and to receive thy Soul; coming sinner.

Thirdly, Life is in Christ, that it might be sure to all the seed. Alas! the best of us, was life left in our hands, to be sure, we should forfeit it, over, and over, and over: or was it in any other hand, we should by our often backslidings, so offend him, that at last he would shut up his bowels in everlasting displeasure against us. But now it is in Christ, it is with one that can pity, pray for, pardon, yea multiply pardons: It is with one that can have Compassion upon us, when we are out of the way; with one that hath an heart to fetch us again, when we are gone astray; with one that can pardon without upbraiding. Blessed be God, that life is in Christ! For Now 'tis sure, to all the seed.

But Fourthly. This Doctrine of coming to Jesus Christ for life, informs us of the evil of Unbelief; that wicked thing, that is the only, or chief hindrance to the coming sinner. Doth the Text say, […]? Doth it say, And him that cometh, I will in no wise cast out? Then what an evil is that, that keepeth sinners