Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

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 ⟨p. 178⟩hope by all that hath been said, some Illumination about Christ, yea, and some cords of Mercy have been fastened upon your hearts. Now if God would but stir up conscience, give a command to conscience, and say, never suffer this man, or this woman to be at quiet till they come to my son, till their hearts be taken off from all things, that hinder them from coming to my son, let them never be at quiet till then, it were a happy thing, if God would give this command to conscience, that so many might answer to this invitation of Christ, that when Christ saith, come to me ye that are laden; the soul answers, Lord I come.

Indeed the scripture saith, many are called, but few are Chosen, few do come to Christ, but you are al 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 onely called, but one of the Chosen ones of the Lord. There are three waies that God the father drawes those to his son, that he intends shal be saved for ever by him. First he draws them by the cord (as I may so speak) of Illumination, by enlightning their minds, by shewing them what his son is. Secondly, He draws them by the cords of mercy. Thirdly, he drawes 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 hel this day? and is it not a mercy that thou art not drowned in the sea? that thou art brought to land, to heare one more offer to come to Christ? Wilt thou yet go on in thy sins? Wilt thou yet prize thy lusts, before al that infinite good that is in Jesus Christ? dost thou think this wil 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 cal in your consciences to help on this work. There hath been I