Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Ans. To that is answered, God the father doth use to draw those souls that belong to his eternal election by the ministry of the word, by such exhortations as these God the father doth make use of the ministry of man, to set before poor miserable souls, the excellency of Jesus Christ, and so to draw their souls to him; and therefore if you do belong to Gods election, God will make use of his ministry to draw your hearts to come to Christ. Doth ⟨p. 177⟩God begin to draw you by the ministry of his word, have you found God by the ministry of his word begin to draw your souls, Oh! do not you draw back again, as loth to leave your sins, to leave such a sweat pleasure, such a profitable lust, but if God hath taken hold of your hearts, to draw you to him, Oh! do not you draw back again.

Ans. To that is answered, God the father doth use to draw those soules that belong to his eternal election by the ministry of the word, by such exhortations as these God the father doth make use of the ministry of man, to set before poor miserable souls, the excellency of Jesus Christ, and so to draw their soules to him; and therefore if you do belong to Gods election, God wil make use of his ministry to draw your hearts to come to Christ. Doth ⟨p. 177⟩God begin to draw you by the ministry of his word, have you found God by the ministry of his word begin to draw your soules, Oh! do not you draw back again, as loth to leave your sins, to leave such a sweat pleasure, such a profitable lust, but if God hath taken hold of your hearts, to draw you to him, Oh! do not you draw back again.

Indeed the scripture saith, many are called, but few are Chosen, few do come to Christ, but you are all called to come to Christ, Oh! let not that scripture be made true that many are called but few chosen, if thou findest God drawing thy heart, and thy heart ready to answer unto the Lord, that is an argument that thou art not only called, but one of the Chosen ones of the Lord. There are three ways that God the father draws those to his son, that he intends shall be saved for ever by him. First he draws them by the cord (as I may so speak) of Illumination, by enlightening their minds, by showing them what his son is. Secondly, He draws them by the cords of mercy. Thirdly, he draws them, by setting conscience upon them, to put them forward, when the Lord is drawing the soul to Christ, he makes use of the consciences of men and women, to put them on to come to Christ. O! thou wretched soul, is not that that thou hearest in the word the truth of God? is it not the word of the Lord? hast thou not now a gracious offer? Is it not a mercy that thou art out of hell this day? and is it not a mercy that thou art not drowned in the sea? that thou art brought to land, to hear one more offer to come to Christ? Wilt thou yet go on in thy sins? Wilt thou yet prize thy lusts, before all that infinite good that is in Jesus Christ? dost thou think this will be peace in the end? How wilt thou be able to look God in the face another day? Its mercy thou needest, and Mercy thou must have, or else thou art for ever miserable, and wilt thou reject this mercy? Oh! that the Lord would call in your consciences to help on this work. There hath been I