Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

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⟩see, that the godly that have the most grace they have much corruption in them stil, they rejoyce perhaps in it, and they little think that God aimes 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 therby, but they little think that God aymes at the execution of his just judgment upon them thereby.

7. God doth it for this reason, that the Saints may long more after heaven, therefore it is that the Lord in the ordering of his providence works so, that they should be kept under the burden of Corruption in this world, that they might long to be in heaven with their father, and that when they come to heaven they might know the difference between heaven and earth, between their state there in heaven, and their state here on earth. Thus though corruption may be a great burden to us while we live here in this world, yet the Lord hath many great ends and purposes to suffer thee, a poor creature, to be under remaining corruption, and therefore thou canst not draw any such argument, God loves me not, for if he loved me he would deliver me from this corruption, I have been praying a longtime to be delivered, and yet I am not delivered, do not gather any such arguments from it, you know Paul prayed once and again, and all the answer he had was, my grace shall be sufficient for thee: so though thou prayest under the burden of corruption again and again, yet if once God say thus to thy soul, my grace shall be sufficient for thee, thy corruption shall not crush thee and undo thee, but I will strengthen thee, this will be sufficient.