Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Secondly, The remaining part of corruption in the hearts of the saints, it is a burden of shame, grief is a burden, and shame is a burden, many that can bear great burdens, that can bear the burden of poverty yet are not able to bear the burden of disgrace, especially to those ⟨p. 77⟩that are most ingenious, it is one of the greatest burdens in the world, now the saints they are ashamed of the corruption that remains in them, they account it a shame before the Lord and before his blessed Angels, and in regard of themselves, what they know of themselves that the world knows not of, they look upon it as ashamed that they do even loath and abhor themselves as the scripture speaks; it may be their lives are such as others do honour and have high thoughts of them, but they being acquainted with their own hearts, and looking into the secret working of their own spirits, they see so much evil there, as they see much cause to abhor and loath themselves, and to lie down in their shame before the Lord, whom they know doth see into their hearts a great deal more then they can see themselves. I will appeal to any one that knows his own heart, if God should open your heart and make it known to your friends and acquaintance so much evil as is in your heart in the performing of one duty, if all men should know so much evil as is in your heart at one time, in prayer or hearing a sermon, would you not be ashamed, now God knows and sees all the baseness and vileness of your spirits, and the godly knowing this, they cannot but be ashamed and go under this burden of shame with heavy hearts.

Secondly, The remaining part of corruption in the hearts of the saints, it is a burden of shame, greif is a burden, and shame is a burden, many that can beare great burdens, that can beare the burden of poverty yet are not able to beare the burden of disgrace, especially to those