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Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest
Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughs.Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughes.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1659
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. XLVIII.
Containeth Seven Directions how a believer may get Rest from Christ in spiritual Desertions. First, Look upon Christ as once in the same condition. Secondly. Look to Christ as full of Grace and Goodness. Thirdly, Look to Christ as an advocate at the right hand of God. Fourthly, Look to Christ for fulfilling the promise of sending the Comforter. Fifthly, Go to Christ as at first in thy Conversion. Sixthly, Keep good thoughts of God. Seventhly, Resolve never to take Rest in any thing else beside Christ.
Containeth Seven Directions how a beleever may get Rest from Christ in spiritual Desertions. First, Look upon Christ as once in the same condition. Secondly. Look to Christ as ful of Grace and Goodness. Thirdly, Look to Christ as an advocate at the right hand of God. Fourthly, Look to Christ for fulfilling the promise of sending the Comforter. Fifthly, Go to Christ as at first in thy Conversion. Sixthly, Keep good thoughts of God. Seventhly, Resolve never to take Rest in any thing else beside Christ.
WELL but now though thy condition be as bad as his, yet there is Rest in Christ to be had for thee, and Christ calls thee to come to him that he may give thee Rest. I shall not need to spend time in opening what this rest is in Christ in this particular, because it is contained in what was said before, as in deliverance from the guilt of sin, the burden of the Law, and the remainer of corruption, and the like, those things if they were made good to the soul they might give rest. But now all that I intend to show shall be, what course the laden sinner must take in this case to have rest in Christ, for the soul it is delivered from the guilt of sin, and the wrath of God, though it cannot apprehend the love of God, and the pardon of the guilt of sin, yet it hath it already, but now to help such a deserted soul in this case, that it might begin to have the use of the good that there is to be had in Christ, therefore by way of direction to have ease in that grievous condition.