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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. The Lord doth so order it that still his own people shall be under the burden of much corruption in this regard, because that hereby the Lord draweth forth the exercise of faith in his son, in which his soul takes infinite delight, the soul of God takes infinite delight in beholding the working of the glorious grace of faith in Jesus Christ.
2. The Lord doth so order it that stil his own people shal be under the burden of much coruption in this regard, because that hereby the Lord draweth forth the exercise of faith in his son, in which his soul takes infinite delight, the soule of God takes infinite delight in beholding the working of the glorious grace of faith in Jesus Christ.
But you will say wherein doth it appear to be so glorious in regard of our corruption? Thus, for the Angels in heaven to believe in God, that he will be eternally good ⟨p. 107⟩to them, it is not so much, as for a poor soul in the midst of all his corruptions, yet to be able to Triumph in the free grace of God in Jesus Christ; notwithstanding I am so vild, filthy, loathsome, and abominable to myself, and justly God and his Saints may count me a burden to them and cast me off for ever, yet for all this, my soul shall cling to him, I will cast my self upon him, and look upon him as a gracious father, a merciful God, a God that loves me, a God that rejoiceth in doing Good to me; for the soul to exercise faith in the Grace of God in Christ, it is a glorious thing, only take heed you do not mistake it for presumption.
But you wil say wherein doth it appeare to be so glorious in regard of our corruption? Thus, for the Angels in heaven to believe in God, that he wil be eternally good ⟨p. 107⟩to them, it is not so much, as for a poor soul in the midst of al his corruptions, yet to be able to Triumph in the free grace of God in Jesus Christ; notwithstanding I am so vild, filthy, loathsome, and abominable to myself, and justly God and his Saints may count me a burden to them and cast me off for ever, yet for al this, my soul shal cling to him, I wil cast my self upon him, and look upon him as a gracious father, a merciful God, a God that loves me, a God that rejoyceth in doing Good to me; for the soul to exercise faith in the Grace of God in Christ, it is a glorious thing, only take heed you do not mistake it for presumption.