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Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest
Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughs.Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughes.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1659
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. For he is under the curse, he is under the curse of the law, and the curse of God, under the curse of the law of God, whatever befalls him in this world, whatever affliction, it is a part of the curse, and for ought he knows every sorrow, is but as the beginning of eternal sorrow to him, there is the venom of the wrath of God in every affliction to every unconverted man, he his in danger to have the execution of all temporal curses upon him, there is nothing but the patience of God to keep him from all this, and what rest then can he have? The saints of God, they have Gods covenant, and Gods promise, other men have nothing but Gods patience to keep them. A malefactor in prison is not executed many times, Why? Because the Judg may out of favour reprieve him for a while, I but, is this a condition to rest in? A man that is wise is never at rest with a reprieve, but will have his pardon before he can rest, there is no man hath any ground in their natural estate for their rest and quiet, but merely their reprieval: but the saints they see what a sad thing this is, and therefore nothing will give them rest till they have their pardon.
1. For he is under the curse, he is under the curse of the law, and the curse of God, under the curse of the law of God, whatever befalls him in this world, whatever affliction, it is a part of the curse, and for ought he knows every sorrow, is but as the beginning of eternal sorrow to him, there is the venom of the wrath of God in every affliction to every unconverted man, he his in danger to have the execution of al temporal curses upon him, there is nothing but the patience of God to keep him from al this, and what rest then can he have? The saints of God, they have Gods covenant, and Gods promise, other men have nothing but Gods patience to keep them. A mallefactor in prison is not executed many times, Why? Because the Judg may out of favor reprieve him for a while, I but, is this a condition to rest in? A man that is wise is never at rest with a repriev, but wil have his pardon before he can rest, there is no man hath any ground in their natural estate for their rest and quiet, but meerly their reprieval: but the saints they see what a sad thing this is, and therefore nothing wil give them rest til they have their pardon.