Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Why the Saints feel these things so burdensome, Namely. 1. Because the Life of Grace is a tender and delicate thing. 2. Because Grace keeps the Soul in continual acting. And why God suffers Corruption notwithstanding the burdensomness thereof to remain in the Saints, Namely. 1. That hereby he may show forth his own power. 2. Hereby their Faith be exercised. 3. Hereby they are driven unto Prayer. 4. Hereby Stirred up unto Repentance. 5. Hereby make known his Wisdom. 6. Hereby manifest his justice in laying a stumbling block before the wicked. 7. Hereby the Saints may be induced to long more after Heaven. With two Consequences issuing from hence. 1. The differences between the Sins of the godly, and the wicked. 2. Why the Saints go on so sadly in their ways.

Why the Saints feel these things so burdensome, Namely. 1. Because the Life of Grace is a tender and delicate thing. 2. Because Grace keeps the Soul in continual acting. And why God suffers Corruption notwithstanding the burdensomness thereof to remain in the Saints, Namely. 1. That hereby he may shew forth his own power. 2. Hereby their Faith be exercised. 3. Hereby they are driven unto Prayer. 4. Hereby Stirred up unto Repentance. 5. Hereby make known his Wisdome. 6. Hereby manifest his justice in laying a stumbling block before the wicked. 7. Hereby the Saints may be induced to long more after Heaven. With two Consequences issuing from hence. 1. The differences between the Sins of the godly, and the wicked. 2. Why the Saints go on so sadly in their waies.

Now it must needs be that a gracious heart must feel these things to be very burdensome.

NOw it must needs be that a gracious heart must feel these things to be very burdensome.

First, Because the life of Grace, wheresoever it is, is a very tender and delicate thing; nothing is so delicate and tender as the life of Grace, and therefore it must needs be sensible of this burden of Corruption according to what degree it doth remain in the Soul. As thus, you know a man or Woman, the more delicate and tender they are in their flesh, having had very curious bringing up, or it may be their natural Spirits are very delicate more then other men, some men their natural spirits are more gross, and can bear burdens with less sense, but now those that are more finer and delicate,