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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 13 › Part 3: III.
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III.
Thirdly, Corrupt Nature is a burden, because it affords matter for any temptation in the World, there is no temptation to any kind of sin, but our Nature affords matter for all kind of temptation, what a burden is this, if a ship be on fire in the midst of other ships, and we know that there is a great deal of Gun-powder in the ship that is on fire in the midst of the Rest, would not he that oweth the ship be afraid, and will he not toil and use all means he can that the fire may not take hold of the Gun-powder, I compare all the temptations to sin about us unto the fire, now we are compassed about with the ⟨p. 89⟩fire and what are our Hearts in them, there is matter for the temptation to take upon; as the Gun-powder is matter for the fire to take hold of, so our sinful Hearts are as ready to take upon every temptation as that is; now is not this a great Burden? That I should carry about me in my Heart matter enough to entertain all sin, any sin in the World, yea the sin of Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, if I had not the mighty power of God to restrain me, thus it is with the sinful Nature of man.
Thirdly, Corrupt Nature is a burden, because it affords matter for any temptation in the World, there is no temptation to any kind of sin, but our Nature affords matter for al kind of temptation, what a burden is this, if a ship be on fire in the midst of other ships, and we know that there is a great deal of Gun-pouder in the ship that is on fire in the midst of the Rest, would not he that oweth the ship be afraid, and wil he not toyle and use al means he can that the fire may not take hold of the Gun-pouder, I compare all the temptations to sin about us unto the fire, now we are compassed about with the ⟨p. 89⟩fire and what are our Hearts in them, there is matter for the temptation to take upon; as the Gun-pouder is matter for the fire to take hold of, so our sinful Hearts are as ready to take upon every temptation as that is; now is not this a great Burden? That I should carry about me in my Heart matter enough to entertain al sin, any sin in the World, yea the sin of Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, if I had not the mighty power of God to restrain me, thus it is with the sinful Nature of man.