Indeed, Christ did not say, come to me, and I will presently free you from all trouble, that you cannot expect, but come to me, and this I will promise you, that you shall have Rest in your spirits, your condition may be as troublesome in regard of outward things here in this world as any, but this I will promise, I will engage my self for, that you shall have Rest unto your souls in all conditions whatsoever that you shall be put into. And is not this a blessed Rest? Especially in regard of these times, such times as these, so full of distractions when men are spoiled of their goods, and persecuted, and still we are afraid every day when all these outward comforts may be wrested from us. This point, perhaps, may be to some more seasonable than to others, what, to tell some of the burden of the Law, this is a spiritual thing, and they have no Skill of it, to have Rest from the trouble of the Guilt of sin, this is spiritual, and they have little Skill of that, to have Rest from the remaining corruption in their hearts this is spiritual still, and they have no skill of that neither. I but now I come to speak of that which all of you will be sensible of, in regard of outward afflictions, I, that is somewhat, that the Hearts of all men will say, it were a good thing to be in Christ, to have Rest in regard of outward afflictions. Now it is the way of God to draw men to his Son in their own way, to show the good that is in his Son in that way which themselves are sensible of, and those that are strangers to Christ may be sensible of this, as to think, that if that be made out, that is here promised, that indeed i• a blessed thing to be in Christ, now that I shall open to you, only I will give you one Scripture more for i•, and then proceed to the opening of it. It is in the 16. of John and the 33. These things have I spoken to you, that in ⟨p. 350⟩me ye might have peace, in the world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer I have overcome the world. This is a full text, Christ foresaw that his disciples should have a great deal of affliction in this world, and this is spoken to them but a little before Christs death, a little before Christ was to die and go from them, he tells them of a great deal of affliction they should have in the world.
Indeed, Christ did not say, come to me, and I will presently free you from all trouble, that you cannot expect, but come to me, and this I will promise you, that you shall have Rest in your spirits, your condition may be as troublesome in regard of outward things here in this world as any, but this I wil promise, I will ingage my self for, that you shall have Rest unto your souls in all conditions whatsoever that you shall be put into. And is not this a blessed Rest? Especially in regard of these times, such times as these, so ful of distractions when men are spoiled of their goods, and persecuted, and still we are afraid every day when all these outward comforts may be wrested from us. This point, perhaps, may be to some more seasonable than to others, what, to tel some of the burden of the Law, this is a spiritual thing, and they have no Skil of it, to have Rest from the trouble of the Guilt of sin, this is spiritual, and they have little Skil of that, to have Rest from the remaining corruption in their hearts this is spiritual still, and they have no skil of that neither. I but now I come to speak of that which all of you will be sensible of, in regard of outward afflictions, I, that is somwhat, that the Hearts of all men wil say, it were a good thing to be in Christ, to have Rest in regard of outward afflictions. Now it is the way of God to draw men to his Son in their own way, to shew the good that is in his Son in that way which themselves are sensible of, and those that are strangers to Christ may be sensible of this, as to think, that if that be made out, that is here promised, that indeed i• a blessed thing to be in Christ, now that I shal open to you, only I will give you one Scripture more for i•, and then proceed to the opening of it. It is in the 16. of John and the 33. These things have I spoken to you, that in ⟨p. 350⟩me ye might have peace, in the world you shal have tribulation, but be of good chear I have overcome the world. This is a ful text, Christ foresaw that his disciples should have a great deal of affliction in this world, and this is spoken to them but a little before Christs death, a little before Christ was to die and go from them, he tels them of a great deal of affliction they should have in the world.
