Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Showeth that believers have not only Rest in, but Rest also from afflictions.

Sheweth that beleevers have not only Rest in, but Rest also from afflictions.

But now further, besides all this Rest you have heard of, there is a time when the Lord shall not only give the soul rest IN Afflictions, but shall give the soul rest FROM Affliction▪ yea, it may be in this world. He speaks as if there were a rest to the people of God to be delivered from affliction, not only in Affliction, but delivered from Affliction. That place that we have ⟨p. 380⟩in Isai. 54.11. O thou afflicted, tossed with Tempest and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy Stones with fair colours, and lay thy Foundations with Sapphires, and I will make thy windows of Agates, and thy gates of Carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant Stones. Thou art now afflicted, Tossed, Tempted, and not comforted, but it shall be otherwise with thee. It is true indeed, the Church ever since the beginning of the world hath been in an afflicted condition, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, not according to what is expressed, but here is a promise of a glorious time, when there shall be a sure Foundation laid, and that Foundation of precious stones, and rest there shall be. And if you compare this scripture with that in Revel. 21. You shall see it aims at a glorious time, when Christ shall give Rest unto the Soul, at vers. 4. And God shall wipe away all tears from their Eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed away. And if you read after, you shall find, that he doth seem to allude unto this Isai. 54. And there tells what those precious stones shall be, that shall be the foundation of the happy estate of Gods Saints, and that it is not to be in Heaven, but here, before the great and general day of judgment. It appears plainly by this, that the Text saith, That the Kings of the Earth shall bring their glory and honour unto it, at the 24. verse, The Nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it, and the Kings of the Earth do bring their Glory and Honour unto it. It is such a time of the Church, as the Kings of the Earth shall bring their glory and their Honour unto it, Now after the day of judgment in Heaven, the Kings of the Earth do not bring their glory and their Honour to the Saints in Heaven, but they shall bring their glory and their Honour to the Saints here.