Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

5. God hereby exerciseth his wisdom exceedingly, in bringing light out of darkness; God doth many times turn, not only the afflictions of his people to their good, but he works good many times out of sin, not that hereby we should be bold and presumptuous in our sins, we must take head of tempting God, yet know this, that God doth many times work exceeding much good unto the Saints, even out of their sins, by occasion of sin, though their sin hath no efficacy in this, but God takes occasion in this, in otherwaies of his providences and workings of his grace to work good unto them.

5. God hereby exerciseth his wisdome exceedingly, in bringing light out of darkeness; God doth many times turne, not only the afflictions of his people to their good, but he workes good many times out of sin, not that hereby we should be bold and presumptuous in our sins, we must take head of tempting God, yet know this, that God doth many times work exceeding much good unto the Saints, even out of their sins, by occasion of sin, though their sin hath no efficacy in this, but God takes occasion in this, in otherwaies of his providences and workings of his grace to work good unto them.

6. There is Gods justice in it also, to lay a stumbling block before wicked and ungodly men, for when they shall ⟨p. 109⟩see, that the godly that have the most grace they have much corruption in them still, they rejoice perhaps in it, and they little think that God aims at the execution of his just judgment upon them that it should harden their hearts, many wicked men, they think their condition to be very good, because they see so much corruption in the hearts of the godly, and they are hardened thereby, but they little think that God aims at the execution of his just judgment upon them thereby.

6. There is Gods justice in it also, to lay a stumbling block before wicked and ungodly men, for when they shal ⟨p. 109⟩