Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Object. I but some go further, some will say, We trust in the mercy of God for rest for our souls.

Object. I but some go further, some wil say, We trust in the mercy of God for rest for our soules.

Answ. Now for that, though this be better than all the other, yet a man and woman may mistake in this, thou trustest in Gods mercy for rest to thy soul, what hath God revealed to thy soul concerning the mediator of the covenant? this may seem difficult to some, and that is this, that all the mercy of God in heaven cannot be sufficient for the rest of any soul, but through a Mediator in Christ; the soul must be brought to this mercy by the hand of Christ the mediator; thou must first come to Christ the mediator, before thou canst have any rest, even in the mercy of God it self. You must know, and if you know any thing of the mystery of the Gospel you must know this, that though God be an infinite current of mercy, yet all the current of Gods mercy is stopped by mans sin, so as it can only be opened by the blood of Jesus Christ, and therefore thou must know God in Christ, and you must know how you come unto God ⟨p. 215⟩in and through Christ, before you can rest upon the mercy of God, this is that which doth undo many souls, those that are of the better sort, they think to rely upon Gods mercy, think to rest in that, and that is a sure rest to their souls, but they little understand how all the current of the mercy of God is stopped, and there is no coming to it but by the hand of a mediator between God and man.

Answ. Now for that, though this be better than al the other, yet a man and woman may mistake in this, thou trustest in Gods mercy for rest to thy soul, what hath God revealed to thy soul concerning the mediator of the covenant? this may seem difficult to some, and that is this, that al the mercy of God in heaven cannot be sufficient for the rest of any soul, but through a Mediator in Christ; the soul must be brought to this mercy by the hand of Christ the mediator; thou must first come to Christ the mediator, before thou canst have any rest, even in the mercy of God it self. You must know, and if you know any thing of the mistery of the Gospel you must know this, that though God be an infinite current of mercy, yet al the current of Gods mercy is stopt by mans sin, so as it can only be opened by the blood of Jesus Christ, and therefore thou must know God in Christ, and you must know how you come unto God