Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Thirdly, Never judg of thy self as thou feelest thy self in a time of temptation, it may be thou art under a temptation, or spiritual desertion, now do not judg of thy self as thou findest thy self at that time. As now, if so be a man when he hath been long in a Quartan Fever, or one that hath lain long in the Disease of the Pox, if he shall at last look upon his visage, and judg of the constitution of his body, according to his countenance this ⟨p. 390⟩would discourage him, but he must judg of his constitution at that time, when the distemper is not upon him: So many poor Christians, they judg of their condition then, when they are under the greatest temptation, No, you should rather judg of your estates as you are when you enjoy your selves most, when God and your souls are together, and most free from temptation. If a man would weigh Gold, perhaps the Gold hath one grain more then the weight, yet if you come to weigh it and hold it in the wind, the wind may toss up the scale and make the Gold seem to be too light, and you will say, the Gold is not weight, Why? Because the wind tosseth up the scale the other way. But now, if you would see whether the Gold be weight indeed, hold it steady where the wind comes not; So, if you would weigh your condition aright, do it at that time when your spirit is most settled and stayed, and do not do it when temptation tosseth you up and down.

Thirdly, Never judg of thy self as thou feelest thy self in a time of temptation, it may be thou art under a temptation, or spiritual desertion, now do not judg of thy self as thou findest thy self at that time. As now, if so be a man when he hath been long in a Quartan Feaver, or one that hath layen long in the Disease of the Pox, if he shal at last look upon his visage, and judg of the constitution of his body, according to his countenance this ⟨p. 390⟩would discourage him, but he must judg of his constitution at that time, when the distemper is not upon him: So many poor Christians, they judg of their condition then, when they are under the greatest temptation, No, you should rather judg of your estates as you are when you injoy your selves most, when God and your souls are together, and most free from temptation. If a man would weigh Gold, perhaps the Gold hath one grain more then the weight, yet if you come to weigh it and hold it in the wind, the wind may toss up the scale and make the Gold seem to be too light, and you wil say, the Gold is not weight, Why? Because the wind tosseth up the scale the other way. But now, if you would see whether the Gold be weight indeed, hold it steady where the wind comes not; So, if you would weigh your condition aright, do it at that time when your spirit is most setled and staied, and do not do it when temptation tosseth you up and down.