Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

4. It follows from hence that the weakest, and the least degree of Faith that is, will give us interest in Christ because that nothing but coming to him is required. It is not run to me, or come strongly to me, if I can but get to him, though it be crawling, though it be never so poorly, never so weakly, that doth it, by coming and closing with Christ. If that be the condition to come to such a place for a pardon, though they come creeping upon their hands and feet through weakness, yet if they be but there, they shall have that that is promised: so say I, though the soul in coming to Christ creep as it were upon hand and feet, come with much weakness, it is that that gives interest in Christ, not such and such degrees of Faith and confidence as some have. It may be some poor, weak Christians, are troubled at this, that they have not such confidence and assurance as others have, they are full of doubts and fears. We are to know, that it is not the degree and strength of Faith that is required in coming, but coming to Christ, Come to me, though it be with shaking, with trembling, though with mixture of much ⟨p. 136⟩fear, yet come to me, and you shall have rest.

4. It followes from hence that the weakest, and the least degree of Faith that is, wil give us interest in Christ because that nothing but comming to him is required. It is not run to me, or come strongly to me, if I can but get to him, though it be crawling, though it be never so poorly, never so weakely, that doth it, by comming and closing with Christ. If that be the condition to come to such a place for a pardon, though they come creeping upon their hands and feet through weakeness, yet if they be but there, they shal have that that is promised: so say I, though the soul in coming to Christ creep as it were upon hand and feet, come with much weakeness, it is that that gives interest in Christ, not such and such degrees of Faith and confidence as some have. It may be some poore, weake Christians, are troubled at this, that they have not such confidence and assurance as others have, they are ful of doubts and feares. We are to know, that it is not the degree and strength of Faith that is required in coming, but comming to Christ, Come to me, though it be with shaking, with trembling, though with mixture of much ⟨p. 136⟩feare, yet come to me, and you shal have rest.