Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Come to Christ for the Rest of Sanctification, for holiness, for the truth is, there is no true holiness, but that which we have by our coming to Christ. The Scripture speaks of true holiness, there may be abstaining from many sins, and performance of many duties, but no saving holiness, but that that is had from God through Christ as Mediator, no true holiness till the Soul comes to be acquainted with Christ, and have it that way, and the holiness that we have by exercising of Faith upon Christ as the Head of the Covenant, that indeed is the mystery of godliness, that is the true godliness, that is godliness in a mystery, which the world is not acquainted with, that is the power of godliness, the powerful holiness that comes by Christ. And indeed that is the Reason why there is so much strength of Grace in the Hearts of the Saints, because they have it from Christ, it is from the spirit of Jesus Christ that is in him, and Christ is the Lyon of the tribe of Judah, his spirit is a spirit of might. Common gifts have not that strength as this holiness that comes from Christ hath, the holiness that is from Christ, that is the only supernatural holiness, ⟨p. 342⟩it is that that is the divine Nature, whereas that kind of abstaining from sin and performing of duties, that civil men have, and that comes in by common gifts, that is not the divine Nature, they have it but in a natural way, what they have is by strength of Reason and argument, but that which comes in by the exercise of Faith in Christ, that is supernatural, that is of a divine Nature, and that is abundant, abundant is the holiness that the Soul comes to have in exercising of Faith in Christ. In drawing of Grace from Christ the Heart grows more in the way of Holiness, it exerciseth much more Faith in Christ, in a little time, then it did in a long time before, though perhaps those were truly godly before and members of Christ yet for want of a right understanding how all Grace comes from God through Christ, and so drawing of it that way, they did not thrive in the ways of Godliness. That text in the 3 of the Ephesians and the 17. Is most admirable for this, the Apostle prays. That Christ might dwell in your hearts by faith, that ye being rooted and grounded in Love.

Come to Christ for the Rest of Sanctification, for holiness, for the truth is, there is no true holiness, but that which we have by our coming to Christ. The Scripture speaks of true holiness, there may be abstaining from many sins, and performance of many duties, but no saving holiness, but that that is had from God through Christ as Mediator, no true holiness til the Soul comes to be acquainted with Christ, and have it that way, and the holiness that we have by exercising of Faith upon Christ as the Head of the Covenant, that indeed is the mystery of godliness, that is the true godliness, that is godliness in a mystery, which the world is not acquainted with, that is the power of godliness, the powerful holiness that comes by Christ. And indeed that is the Reason why there is so much strength of Grace in the Hearts of the Saints, because they have it from Christ, it is from the spirit of Jesus Christ that is in him, and Christ is the Lyon of the tribe of Judah, his spirit is a spirit of might. Common gifts have not that strength as this holiness that comes from Christ hath, the holiness that is from Christ, that is the only supernatural holiness,