Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Now it cannot possibly be, If we come to Christ, but we must know, and become apprehensive of the worth of the pardon, which may raise up in our hearts such strong resolutions to pass through all Difficulties whatsoever, and there is no Reason, why God troubles any man for sin, but only this, that he might have such an apprehension of the Good of the pardon of his sin, as may stir in him strong resolutions to get to Christ. But now this resolution is not the condition of the Covenant, the condition is only to come, the condition is not because we are afflicted, because we see our sins, but to come to Christ.

2. It follows likewise from hence, That no Man or Woman, that God is working upon to come to Christ, need trouble themselves about the degree of humiliation, or the time of humiliation. You have a great many, that are ready to take advantage and to cry out against men that they Preach legally, when they say, they must be humbled and the like. I know no man living that ever Preached so, that they must be first under the Law, thus long under the Law, before they come to Christ, but if you would know what degree of humiliation is sufficient, only so much as can bring you to Christ, that is, so much as can stir up your Hearts to resolve to pass through all difficulties to come to Christ, then you have the measure, and the time of humiliation sufficient, and you need not trouble your selves any further about this, I have not been humbled so long as another Man, or such a time, but if you come to Christ. For if I come to Christ, I must know what I come for, for a Pardon. A pardon of what? for my sin, my sin that I am condemned for; there must be a sense of this, and if you come thus far, you need not ⟨p. 133⟩be afflicted for any degree, or time of humiliation, or the like, for you have that that is sufficient, and God will accept of your coming: if once you be come to him, God will not say, Oh! but Friend, how have you been humbled in your coming, God knows you have past through many difficulties, God knows you would never have prised Christ, except you had known what the worth of Christ is, by knowing what a miserable creature you are without him; God will not do this, but will welcome you when you come, let the sinner be what he will, Christ will own him.