Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Secondly, There are others, though not so vile, yet they Rest not in the act of sin, but in the creature, if they ⟨p. 212⟩can have good trading, quick voyages, and have as their neighbours have, then they are ready as the rich man in the Gospel to say, Soul, take thine ease, eat and drink, for thou hast goods laid up for many years; and this is the rest that most people in the world do seek after; they think, that if they might have as such and such have, then they had rest enough, but be it known unto you, that this is an argument that thou doest not understand nor savour the things of God, if thou thinkest that all the creatures in the world, yea, if God should give thee the possession of all the creatures in heaven and earth, if thou shouldest think that they would give thee rest, I say, thou dost not savour at all the things of God; but those that understand what God is, yea, those that have but one spark of true saving grace, this spark of grace doth so enlarge the soul, that all the creatures in heaven and earth cannot give rest, cannot give quiet, but still it hath a higher good to seek after than all the creatures in all the world. There is a notable text of Scripture which we have in the book of Job, in the 26. of Job, and 7. verse He Stretcheth forth the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. Wilt thou seek thy rest in that which hangs upon nothing? the whole earth hath nothing to rest upon, and therefore nothing in the earth can be rest unto thy soul. In Micah 2.10. as it is said there in that place, so I may say of creatures, Arise ye and depart, for here is not your rest. The whole world is as a wheel, in a continual motion, and therefore in James 3.6. Where the text speaks of the course of nature, or the wheel of nature, the whole world is as a wheel running up and down, and therefore there can be no rest in the enjoyment of the creature.

Secondly, There are others, though not so vile, yet they Rest not in the act of sin, but in the creature, if they ⟨p. 212⟩can have good trading, quick voyages, and have as their neighbors have, then they are ready as the rich man in the Gospel to say, Soul, take thine ease, eat and drink, for thou hast goods laid up for many yeares; and this is the rest that most people in the world do seek after; they think, that if they might have as such and such have, then they had rest enough, but be it knowne unto you, that this is an argument that thou doest not understand nor savor the things of God, if thou thinkest that al the creatures in the world, yea, if God should give thee the possession of al the creatures in heaven and earth, if thou shouldest think that they would give thee rest, I say, thou dost not savour at al the things of God; but those that understand what God is, yea, those that have but one sparke of true saving grace, this spark of grace doth so inlarge the soul, that al the creatures in heaven and earth cannot give rest, cannot give quiet, but stil it hath a higher good to seek after than al the creatures in al the world. There is a notable text of Scripture which we have in the book of Job, in the 26. of Job, and 7. verse He Stretcheth forth the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. Wilt thou seek thy rest in that which hangs upon nothing? the whole earth hath nothing to rest upon, and therefore nothing in the earth can be rest unto thy soul. In