Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

4. Again the motions and stirring of Corruption are very burdensome unto the Saints, in regard of the confused disorder that there is in the motions of their corruptions, there is much disorder and confusion in the heart when corruption doth stir, which causeth much disturbance; what causeth more disturbance in a State, in a Family, in a Town then confusion and disorder? nothing is more disorderly and confused then the corruption in our hearts, and therefore burdensome, it causes much perplexity in the hearts of the Saints, because they find their corruptions working and stirring in such a confused way, they find sometimes when they are in duty such strange confused working of their hearts, that it is an extreme burden upon them.

4. Again the motions and stirring of Corruption are very burdensome unto the Saints, in regard of the confused disorder that there is in the motions of their corruptions, there is much disorder and confusion in the heart when corruption doth stir, which causeth much disturbance; what causeth more disturbance in a State, in a Family, in a Town then confusion and disorder? nothing is more disorderly and confused then the corruption in our hearts, and therefore burdensome, it causes much perplexity in the hearts of the Saints, because they find their corruptions working and stirring in such a confused way, they find sometimes when they are in duty such strange confused working of their hearts, that it is an extream burden upon them.

5. Further the corruption of the heart works very maliciously and therefore the more burdensome, that is, it watcheth especially those times wherein it may do us most mischief, then it will be most stirring as a malicious ⟨p. 95⟩enemy, will not only be troublesome to one that he is an enemy unto at sometimes, but he watcheth if there be any time wherein he may do him more mischief then another; I will take that time, saith an enemy; so the corruptions of the hearts of men, they watch when they may do the soul the greatest mischief, now many a christian may think, though I find much corruption stirring many times yet if I could but be free when I get alone to have communion with God, O! that it would let me alone at that time; and so though I find it stirring at other times, yet if it would let me alone at the hearing of the word; but it comes at that time especially, you will have evil thoughts at prayer more then ever you had, and at the hearing of the word light workings of spirit more then at other times, and not only at the word but if there be but one truth that doth more nearly concern the good of your souls then another, you shall find your corruptions to hinder you then, more then at another time, and so at the sacrament, and fasting, there it will be more working then at another time.