Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Fifthly, for this condition, the restless condition that all men are in that are out of Christ, it is this they; are not only debtors and guilty, but every one out of Christ is condemned, not only bound over, a prisoner may be bound over, I but he may hope to escape when he comes to trial, but this is certain, every man and woman out of Christ is a condemned creature, the sentence is past already upon them. I will give you a clear scripture for it, in John, 3.18. He that believeth not in Christ is condemned already, not only he shall be condemned at the great day of judgment, but he is now condemned, he is condemned already. I might give you divers other Scriptures, that in Rom. 8.1. There is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit, this doth plainly imply, that then there is condemnation to them that are not in Christ, that do not walk after the spirit, but after the flesh. Now can any man be at peace when he is a condemned creature? would you think, that a man that were condemned at your Assizes, the Judg having past the sentence of death upon him, if you should come to such a man and find him asleep, would you not say, alas! can you rest now? ⟨p. 201⟩Do you think the night is a night of Rest that is before the execution of a condemned man? Now let me say to you, that those that are come to Christ, they know that their condition was so before they did come to him, this is a certain truth, that till you come in unto Jesus Christ and be a believer in him, you are under the sentence of condemnation, he that believes not, is condemned, you that walk after the flesh are under Condemnation.

Fifthly, for this condition, the restless condition that al men are in that are out of Christ, it is this they; are not only debtors and guilty, but every one out of Christ is condemned, not only bound over, a prisoner may be bound over, I but he may hope to escape when he comes to tryal, but this is certain, every man and woman out of Christ is a condemned creature, the sentence is past already upon them. I wil give you a cleare scripture for it, in John, 3.18. He that beleeveth not in Christ is condemned already, not onely he shal be condemned at the great day of judgment, but he is now condemned, he is condemned already. I might give you divers other Scriptures, that in