Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

VII.

Seventhly, The rest that is to be had in Christ in point of Justification, in freedom from the trouble that ariseth from the guilt of sin, it is, that Christ undertakes not only for that thou hast done, but for whatever thou shalt commit all thy life, O! that none but those that are believers might hear me, did I say so. But this is a certain truth.

Seventhly, The rest that is to be had in Christ in point of Justification, in freedome from the trouble that ariseth from the guilt of sin, it is, that Christ undertakes not only for that thou hast done, but for whatever thou shalt commit al thy life, O! that none but those that are believers might heare me, did I say so. But this is a certain truth.

You will say, though I by coming to him might stand Justified before my father, yet I am a poor creature, I shall sin again and again, and bring guilt upon my conscience. ⟨p. 225⟩Yet come to Christ, here is free Grace in Christ, and know, that Christ lays in pardon for thee against whatsoever guilt thou shalt again contract unto thy Soul. There is mercy with thee that thou mayest be feared, with thee there is forgiveness: Christ lays in for the Guilt of sin, that thou shalt afterwards contract to thy Soul, so as thou shalt never be condemned. Perhaps thou shalt deserve condemnation a hundred times, over and over again, but Christ will take care that thou shalt never enter into condemnation, thou shalt never be in the state of Condemnation, Oh the Rest that here is.