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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.
CHAP. XX.
That there is nothing required of Sinners but to come to Christ, with nine Consequences arising from hence, and what hath been laid down in the two former Chapters. 1. There is not any worthiness required in such as come to Christ. 2. The Soul needs not to be troubled about the time and measure of its Humiliation before its coming to Christ. 3. Nor about what interest it hath in Christ, before its coming to him. 4. That the least degree of Faith will give the Soul interest in Christ. 5. That the work of Faith is Supernatural. 6. That Faith is an humbling Grace. 7. That believers after their coming to Christ should be willing to do and suffer much for Christ. 8. That they who are once in Christ, shall never be cast off. 9. That they know not what to do when they loose their interest in Christ.
That there is nothing required of Sinners but to come to Christ, with nine Consequences arising from hence, and what hath been laid down in the two former Chapters. 1. There is not any worthiness required in such as come to Christ. 2. The Soul needs not to be troubled about the time and measure of its Humiliation before its coming to Christ. 3. Nor about what interest it hath in Christ, before its comming to him. 4. That the least degree of Faith will give the Soul interest in Christ. 5. That the work of Faith is Supernatural. 6. That Faith is an humbling Grace. 7. That beleevers after their coming to Christ should be willing to do and suffer much for Christ. 8. That they who are once in Christ, shal never be cast off. 9. That they know not what to do when they loose their interest in Christ.
Now the third thing is, That there is nothing else required, saith Christ, Come to me and I will give you Rest. Blessed Christ! is this all that thou requirest; yes, come to me, and you shall have Rest. You have it often expressed in Scripture thus, Come, and buy Wine and Milk and Honey without price, it is but coming: and indeed the very coming is buying. And so in the 22. of the Revel. and the 17. And the Spirit and the Bride say come, and let him that heareth, say come, and he that is athirst come, and whosoever will let him take of the Water of Life freely. Here is nothing but come, three times come, and there is nothing else required, nothing that thou shouldest bring with thee, but only come. Only in this remember how I