Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Object. But you will say; We may sink under the burden of Sin.

Object. But you wil say; We may sink under the burden of Sin.

Answ. O no; those that cast off the burden of sin they are most like to sink under it; now can you think that the Lord will Suffer such a soul to sink under the burden, that doth burden it self, that God might have glory: But those that are unwilling, and are forced to be burdened, that never are sensible of the burden of sin, till all the props and Comforts of the creature are taken away. Upon their sick beds, and death beds, then men are burdened with Sin, and why? because the props are taken away; before they had comforts, and estates, and such things which are as so many props; but now God comes and takes the props, and down they f•l upon us. That is the reason that many upon their death beds lie Roaring and Crying out so bitterly for their sins; and why? because ⟨p. 29⟩the Lord hath cut asunder the props, and now it lies heavy upon their hearts. Now Christ calls; come to me you that are weary and heavy laden; come to me saith Christ, Know that you are in a fa• better condition, than you were, when you went on with delight in sin; you are now in the way that God doth use to bring them in, that he hath a purpose to do good unto: I remember in the Gospel where the poor blind man cried to Christ, O Son of David have mercy upon me, and still cried; at length Christ heard the cry of the blind man and asked what it was? Now those that were by him, they go to the poor blind man and say to him, be of good comfort, he calls; he might say; I, but my eyes be not opened; I, but be of good comfort he calls. So I say to all burdened Sinners; be of good comfort troubled soul, Christ calls thee; he saith come to me all ye that are weary, and heavy laden; he doth not say, thou that art so much laden; Christ calls thee to him.

Answ. O no; those that cast off the burden of sin they are most like to sink under it; now can you think that the Lord wil Suffer such a soul to sink under the burden, that doth burden it self, that God might have glory: But those that are unwilling, and are forced to be burdened, that never are sensible of the burden of sin, til al the props and Comforts of the creature are taken away. Upon their sick beds, and death beds, then men are burdened with Sin, and why? because the props are taken away; before they had comforts, and estates, and such things which are as so many props; but now God comes and takes the props, and down they fl upon us. That is the reason that many upon their death beds lie Roring and Crying out so bitterly for their sins; and why? because