Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

3. Yea, all the ways of Gods providence is against thee, thy prosperity works towards thy misery, towards thy ruin, and so whatsoever passage of providence there is though thou mayest rejoice much in it, yet it works towards thy ruin. Prov. 4.32.

3. Yea, al the waies of Gods providence is against thee, thy prosperity workes towards thy misery, towards thy ruine, and so whatsoever passage of providence there is though thou mayest rejoyce much in it, yet it works towards thy ruin. Prov. 4.32.

4. There is nothing that thou canst do can be accepted, all thy services, all thy performances out of Christ are cast off, all thy prayers till thou come to Christ, till God do reveal the mysteries of the Gospel to thee, all thy duties, prayers, exercises of religion, are all rejected, and yet thou must perform them upon pain of damnation, and yet not accepted, what a restless condition is this? for one to be in such a condition, I am bound to pray, to hear the word, and perform duties upon pain of damnation, and yet all my prayers, and duties, are cast as dung again into my face, this is the condition of all those that are in their natural estate: I speak this, that you may all see, what infinite need you have of Christ. Much might be said of the sinful condition of all out of Christ, for we must know, than in sin there is a jarring against God, against the infinite glorious God, there is no•hing but confusion, nothing but distemper in sin, and therefore a sinful condition can be no condition to rest in.

4. There is nothing that thou canst do can be accepted, al thy services, al thy performances out of Christ are cast off, al thy prayers til thou come to Christ, til God do reveal the mysteries of the Gospel to thee, al thy duties, prayers, exercises of religion, are al rejected, and yet thou must perform them upon pain of damnation, and yet not accepted, what a restless condition is this? for one to be in such a condition, I am bound to pray, to hear the word, and perform duties upon pain of damnation, and yet al my prayers, and duties, are cast as dung again into my face, this is the condition of al those that are in their natural estate: I speak this, that you may al see, what infinite need you have of Christ. Much might be said of the sinful condition of al out of Christ, for we must know, than in sin there is a jarring against God, against the infinite glorious God, there is nohing but confusion, nothing but distemper in sin, and therefore a sinful condition can be no condition to rest in.