Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

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.

WELL but now though thy condition be as bad as his, yet there is Rest in Christ to be had for thee, and Christ cals thee to come to him that he may give thee Rest. I shal 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 al that I intend to shew shal 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 greivous condition.

First, Labour to exercise thy faith upon Christ, as one that was once in the same condition in some degree and some measure as thou thy self art in, that is a good way for one that hath spiritual desertions. I say, to look upon Christ as one that for the present was in this affliction, for Christ was deserted, and this breeds a great deal of rest to the soul in outward afflictions. If one that is in poverty exercise faith upon Christ who was poor, as I told you before, The Foxes have holes and the birds have nests but the son of man hath not where to lay his head. To exercise faith upon Christ as poor, doth help to give ease and rest unto the soul, under the burden of the affliction of poverty? so when a soul feels the burden and trouble of spiritual desertions the soul should look up to Christ as one that was under such desertion, as when he was in the garden, and professeth that his soul was heavy to the very death, and that he began to be amazed with the apprehension of the wrath of God. Now when thou art in a combat and strife in thy spirit with temptation, know that Christ was in such a combat and strife, he sweat drops of blood. It may be the soul is in combat, and in trouble and gets to prayer, and the soul is in a sweat, remember what a sweat Christ was in when God withdrew himself from him, and especially, when he was upon the cross, there he tells you plainly that he was forsaken My God My God why hast thou forsaken me? Thou thinkest that God hath withdrawn himself from thee, no he will not withdraw himself from thee so much as from his son in one regard, that is, thou hast not such a dreadful apprehension of Gods withdrawing from thee as Christ had, for Christ would never have cried out else. My God My God why hast thou forsaken me? This was a real thing, Christ did not speak at uncertainties, he did feel a withdrawing of the influence, sweetness, and comfort of the Lord; though still he had union with