Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Now besides the Corruption of our Nature, the stirring of Corruption is very burdensome unto the Soul; I suppose if a Man or Woman did know what corrupt Nature is in them, and though this corrupt Nature did not stir, yet it would be very burdensome, but we are to know that this corrupt Nature doth not lie still, ⟨p. 93⟩but is always working, stirring, acting and putting it self forth unto that that is evil, now the motions of sin are burdensome.

NOw besides the Corruption of our Nature, the stirring of Corruption is very burdensome unto the Soul; I suppose if a Man or Woman did know what corrupt Nature is in them, and though this corrupt Nature did not stir, yet it would be very burdensome, but we are to know that this corrupt Nature doth not lie stil, ⟨p. 93⟩but is alwayes working, stirring, acting and putting it self forth unto that that is evil, now the motions of sin are burdensome.

1. For First, they are continually fighting against the Spirit of God, and the spirit of grace in the heart, the flesh lusteth against the spirit, now to have a continual fighting and Combating in the soul, is it not very burdensome; as a family where there is a continual falling out, never a day that you come to some families but there is falling out, and fighting, is it not burdensome to live in such a family? now in the hearts of men and women there is a continual fighting. If one should be in a family where the husband and wife is continually fighting one with an other, and the children and servants flying in the face one of an other that would be burdensome, now in the heart of man there is the flesh and spirit continually fighting one against another, is not war in a kingdom a burden? and especially, when men shall fight to make themselves slaves, as I said before would any man ever have thought it possible that there should be such folly in the hearts of any in England, to fight to make themselves and their posterity slaves, that the very victory that they should get was to bring them to be slaves, now the fight with corruption it is for this end.