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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.
and the soul will feel upon this such a burden that nothing in the world can give it rest tell it come to Christ; If we did apprehend this we would see that our Condition out of Christ were a restless condition; and this invitation of Christ would be very acceptable. Now because I was loth to tell you of rest before I had opened a little this burden, for otherwise you might say as those Jews did to Christ in an other case when Christ told them If the Son made them free, they should be free indeed; why, Say they, are we bound to any man, it is in John. 8.32. why do you talk of freedom to us. If I should have gone on in the invitation [Come to me and I will give you rest] come to Christ. Why what restless Condition are we in, you might have said? But now when you see your restless condition, then I suppose you will be willing to hearken to the invitation [Come to me and I will give you rest] those things will make you to know what it is to believe, and to come to Christ, when you come to understand what you are in being out of Christ.
and the soul wil feel upon this such a burden that nothing in the world can give it rest tel it come to Christ; If we did apprehend this we would see that our Condition out of Christ were a restless condition; and this invitation of Christ would be very acceptable. Now because I was loth to tel you of rest before I had opened a little this burden, for otherwise you might say as those Jewes did to Christ in an other case when Christ told them If the Son made them free, they should be free indeed; why, Say they, are we bound to any man, it is in John. 8.32. why do you talk of freedom to us. If I should have gone on in the invitation [Come to me and I wil give you rest] come to Christ. Why what restless Condition are we in, you might have said? But now when you see your restless condition, then I suppose you wil be willing to harken to the invitation [Come to me and I wil give you rest] those things wil make you to know what it is to beleeve, and to come to Christ, when you come to understand what you are in being out of Christ.