Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

The Fourth burden of Corruption.

Fourthly, The remaining part of corruption in the hearts of the saints, is a burden of care, for men and women to be always careful, to be full of care, you know that is a great burden that many of you are acquainted with, that when you have a great deal of business upon you and much lies upon you, when your thoughts are full of care, is it not a great burden to you? many men that have been full of business, and afterwards have got over their business, what a freedom do they account it, the saints they have a burden of care upon them, because they find so much to do with their own hearts that they had need be watchful night and day over them, they have had experience what their hearts have done, when there hath not been a strict watch over •hem, and therefore there is no Child of God but if he be in a right temper he is a careful ⟨p. 79⟩man, so long as we live in this flesh our condition is full of fears, and so we must needs be full of care in this world, though there be a great deal of difference between the distracting care that wicked men have about their outward estate, and the care of the godly about keeping their peace wth God, making up their peace with God, avoiding the occasions & temptations to sin, & recovering themselves again when they have been overcome by sin, I say this must needs make them full of care, when a man hath a great business upon him he is full of care, there is no men in the world that have so much business upon them as such a man and Woman that is godly, they know that they have greater business that lies upon them, then all the world besides, the care of the whole world lies upon them, yea and they have not only business of great consequence upon them, but multitude of business, the life of a Christian is a busy life, a life of a great deal of business, a Christian Woman hath abundance of business to do, and therefore it is a most vild thing for one that professes he• self to be a Christian, to be idle and to spend her time vainly, hast thou nothing to do? you speak of passing away time, a godly man or woman hath enough to do they have to provide for eternity, and to make their peace with God.