Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Now this were a large thing, to show what is the Sanctified use of affliction, the purging out of Corruption, the quickening of Grace, yea, if it were but the trial of Grace, it were enough to bring quiet to the Soul, for the Scripture saith, the trial of Faith is more precious then Gold, the trial of Grace, the exercise of Grace, if ⟨p. 362⟩it were but the exercise of the Grace of Faith that thou art put upon in thy affliction, there may be more good to thee in that then thou canst imagine. There is more excellency in the exercise of any one Grace, but especially in the exercise of Faith, then in all prosperity in the World, if God should give thee a kingdom it may be thou hast lost thy land, thy House, and goods, I but God hath put thee upon the exercise of Faith now more then ever. Now know that the exercise of one Grace is more then a kingdom to thee, better then all the prosperity in the world, thy friends may come and tell thee this and that, I but dost thou feel thy affliction Sanctified to thy Soul? Dost thou feel thy Heart drawn nearer to God? Dost thou find the discovering of thy Heart more, and the purging out thy Corruption more, and thy Heart quickened in the ways of God more? This will bring Rest unto thy Soul, for you have heard, Sanctification is Rest unto the Soul, therefore Sanctification of afflictions unto the Soul, must needs bring Rest unto it.

Now this were a large thing, to shew what is the Sanctified use of affliction, the purging out of Corruption, the quickening of Grace, yea, if it were but the tryal of Grace, it were enough to bring quiet to the Soul, for the Scripture saith, the tryal of Faith is more precious then Gold, the tryal of Grace, the exercise of Grace, if ⟨p. 362⟩it were but the exercise of the Grace of Faith that thou art put upon in thy affliction, there may be more good to thee in that then thou canst imagine. There is more excellency in the exercise of any one Grace, but especially in the exercise of Faith, then in all prosperity in the World, if God should give thee a kingdome it may be thou hast lost thy land, thy House, and goods, I but God hath put thee upon the exercise of Faith now more then ever. Now know that the exercise of one Grace is more then a kingdome to thee, better then all the prosperity in the world, thy friends may come and tell thee this and that, I but dost thou feel thy affliction Sanctified to thy Soul? Dost thou feel thy Heart drawn nearer to God? Dost thou find the discovering of thy Heart more, and the purging out thy Corruption more, and thy Heart quickned in the waies of God more? This wil bring Rest unto thy Soul, for you have heard, Sanctification is Rest unto the Soul, therefore Sanctification of afflictions unto the Soul, must needs bring Rest unto it.