Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Seventhly, God is with his people in time of affliction by Christ, thou hast the presence I say of God in thy affliction, Gods gracious presence is only in his Son, no man comes unto the Father but by the son, it is true both ways, as no man comes to the Father but by Christ, so the Father comes to no man in a gracious way but by Christ, now Gods gracious presence will be with them in his Son. I will be with thee in the fire and in the Water, that is enough for the Soul to Rest upon, that God will be with them in the Fire and in the Water, in Isa. 43.2. When thou passest through the Water I will be with thee, and through the floods they shall not overflow thee, when thou walkest through the Fire thou shalt not be burnt, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee, for I am the Lord thy God the Holy one of Israel thy Saviour. I will be with thee saith God, so that there is Gods presence to ⟨p. 363⟩support them, now as ye heard all the promises are yea and amen in Christ, in Christ they are all made good, so that Rest in affliction comes by Christ. As now in sickness, art thou in sickness, see what Rest there is in Christ in time of sickness, in Psalm, 41.3. The Lord, will strengthen him upon his Bed of sorrow, thou hast made all his Bed in his sickness, Surely then thou wilt lie soft, thou shalt have Rest there. Many poor sick people complain they cannot Rest, they cannot lie soft, their Bed is not made well, their Bed is not made easy, high in one place, and low in another, now here is a promise that God will make the Bed of his people in the day of their sickness, in the day of their trouble, what an expression is here of Gods love; that we may know how God tenders his people? And though it be but a hard bed, a flock bed, a bed of straw, you may lie easy if God make it. And here you see in this psalm God promiseth to make the bed of his people, now if you have not Rest, it is because you have not been acquainted with the promises, nor not exercised Faith upon the promises, such a promise will bring Rest unto the Soul, when you cannot Rest otherwise. And so I might give you Scriptures likewise for poverty, the many sweet expressions that we have in Scripture for the quieting of the Heart in poverty the special regard that God hath to poor people, especially such as are godly who are in poverty.