Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Fourthly, Another help to believers to prevent another hinderance of their rest is this, That their spirits because they have not what rest they would have, many times grow impatient, and trouble themselves more then God would have them. Now this is a Rule, labour to quiet your hearts by waiting upon God in the want of comfort, and Labour in the use of what means God shall give you for a waiting frame. That Text is very notable for that purpose, in Isai. 30.7. For the Egyptians shall help in Vain, and to no purpose, therefore have I cried concerning this; their strength is to •it still. And than at verse, 15. Thus saith the Lord God, the Holy one of Israel, in returning and Rest shall ye be saved in quietness and confidence shall be your strength, but ye would not. And so in Isaiah, 52.12. For ye shall not go out with hast, nor go by flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rereward, There ⟨p. 391⟩shall not be a tumultuous, hurrying, hasty Spirit. You will say, can a man make too much hast to get assurance of Gods Love in Christ? The truth is, you make the best speed, when you can in the quiet and calm of your spirits wait upon God, while he will please to speak to your Souls, when we can go on in the use of means, till God seal up by his spirit of assurance to your Souls. Many Reasons might be given, to put on the Soul to wait upon God, but I pass on.

Fourthly, Another help to beleevers to prevent another hinderance of their rest is this, That their spirits because they have not what rest they would have, many times grow impatient, and trouble themselves more then God would have them. Now this is a Rule, labor to quiet your hearts by waiting upon God in the want of comfort, and Labor in the use of what means God shal give you for a waiting frame. That Text is very notable for that purpose, in Isai. 30.7. For the Egyptians shal help in Vain, and to no purpose, therefore have I cryed concerning this; their strength is to •it stil. And than at verse, 15. Thus saith the Lord God, the Holy one of Israel, in returning and Rest shal ye be saved in quietness and confidence shal be your strength, but ye would not. And so in