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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
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CHRIST INVITING SINNERS TO COME TO HIM. › Chapter 3 › The Second Burden of Sin.
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The Second Burden of Sin.
Secondly, The soul that finds all those Comforts that did attend sin before, to vanish and come to nothing; there is scarce any man or woman in the world, or very few so vild as to delight in sin, merely because it is sin without any other consideration; but sin as it hath some comforts attending upon it, is pleasing unto the hearts of men; as now there comes in perhaps some gain or pleasure to men, and that gives content to them; but when the heart is burdened with sin, the Soul feels sin so weighty, as it is sensible of it, as a dreadful evil notwithstanding all the comforts that do attend it. Al the comforts that attend upon sin do vanish and come to nothing; now the Soul can take no further contentment in any thing that comes in by sin; & that is the second thing; it is so burdened with sin as it can take no contentment with any thing that comes in by sin; whatsoever gain comes in that way it casts it off: or whatsoever pleasure or other seeming accommodation sin is attended with, the soul looks upon them all with disdain.
Secondly, The soul that finds al those Comforts that did attend sin before, to vanish and come to nothing; there is scarce any man or woman in the world, or very few so vild as to delight in sin, meerly because it is sin without any other consideration; but sin as it hath some comforts attending upon it, is pleasing unto the hearts of men; as now there comes in perhaps som gain or pleasure to men, and that gives content to them; but when the heart is burden'd with sin, the Soul feels sin so weighty, as it is sensible of it, as a dreadful evil notwithstanding al the comforts that do attend it. Al the comforts that attend upon sin do vanish and come to nothing; now the Soul can take no further contentment in any thing that comes in by sin; & that is the second thing; it is so burdened with sin as it can take no contentment with any thing that comes in by sin; whatsoever gain comes in that way it casts it off: or whatsoever pleasure or other seeming accomodation sin is attended with, the soul looks upon them al with disdain.