Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

ARG. I.

First, consider who Christ is that calls, and what he is; Come to me, saith Christ. What is Jesus Christ that doth call you to come to him? The very knowledge of him, what he is, would be a mighty argument to prevail with the heart to come to him, he that calls you to come to him, is the Son of God, the second person in the Trinity, the brightness of the glory of God, the character and image of his person, as he is said to be, in Heb. 1.3. He is equal with the Father, he hath the glory of the Father in him, he is the glory of heaven and earth, the adoration of Angels, he hath all fullness of all good in him. If a great Prince should call to you as you go in the streets, and say come to me, would not you presently address your selves to make towards him, to go to him? know, when Christ calls you to come to him, it is more than if all the Angels in heaven should stand together, to call you to come to him. When once the soul comes to know who it is that calls, to know the voice of Christ, and what he is, it is a mighty argument to work the soul towards Christ. But you will say, alas, Christ is so glorious, how shall we come to him? his glory is enough to overwhelm us, when the Angels did but appear in some glorious manner, even some of the prophets and holy men, were not able to stand before them, we cannot come to Christ because of his glory.

First, consider who Christ is that calls, and what he is; Come to me, saith Christ. What is Jesus Christ that doth cal you to come to him? The very knowledg of him, what he is, would be a mighty argument to prevail with the heart to come to him, he that cals you to come to him, is the Son of God, the second person in the Trinity, the brightness of the glory of God, the character and image of his person, as he is said to be, in Heb. 1.3. He is equal with the Father, he hath the glory of the Father in him, he is the glory of heaven and earth, the adoration of Angels, he hath al fulness of al good in him. If a great Prince should cal to you as you go in the streets, and say come to me, would not you presently adress your selves to make towards him, to go to him? know, when Christ calls you to come to him, it is more than if al the Angels in heaven should stand together, to cal you to come to him. When once the soul comes to know who it is that cals, to know the voice of Christ, and what he is, it is a mighty argument to work the soul towards Christ. But you wil say, alas, Christ is so glorious, how shal we come to him? his glory is enough to overwhelme us, when the Angels did but appeare in some glorious manner, even some of the prophets and holy men, were not able to stand before them, we cannot come to Christ because of his glory.