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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.
If you compare these words, with those that go before, you shall see, that they are very heart breaking expressions. What did Christ say in the very verse before? (I'll go no further.) Al things (saith he) are delivered unto me of my Father; and no man knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him; (and then follows) Come to me, all ye that are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you Rest. The Text seems to be so full of sweetness alone, that it is seldom observed how this comes in after it. But now, we should look upon them thus, and consider, that they are the words of Christ, Who after he had said, Al things are delivered to me of my Father, and no man knoweth the Son but the Father, &c. Immediately says, Oh! Come to me, all ye that are weary and heavy Laden, and I will give you Rest.
If you compare these words, with those that go before, you shal see, that they are very heart breaking expressions. What did Christ say in the very verse before? (I'll go no further.) Al things (saith he) are delivered unto me of my Father; and no man knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son wil reveal him; (and then follows) Come to me, all ye that are weary and heavy laden, and I wil give you Rest. The Text seems to be so ful of sweetness alone, that it is seldom observed how this comes in after it. But now, we should look upon them thus, and consider, that they are the words of Christ, Who after he had said, Al things are delivered to me of my Fathet, and no man knoweth the Son but the Father, &c. Immediately saies, Oh! Come to me, all ye that are weary and heavy Laden, and I will give you Rest.
We may observe in this dependence of the words on the former, these two things.
We may observe in this dependance of the words on the former, these two things.