Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Sixthly, Coming to Christ, you have rest from the ⟨p. 241⟩Law in this, that the Grace of God in Christ doth much melt the Heart, and when it hath melted the Heart, to milk out the flagons of it, then this melting of Heart is accepted exceedingly by God, is very precious in the Eyes of God; now this comes from the Grace of God that we have in Christ, and it is a mighty Rest of Soul to know this. As I told you before, It is not enough for any of you to say, it is true, we are all sinners, but God knows I mourn for my sins, I am troubled for my sins, that is not enough for thee, friend, but art thou one that art delivered from thy natural condition? From being under the Covenant of works? Art thou one that is come to Christ, and brought to Christ? Art thou one that is in the state of believers, being a member of Christ? Then thy repentance and mourning is accepted.

Sixthly, Coming to Christ, you have rest from the ⟨p. 241⟩Law in this, that the Grace of God in Christ doth much melt the Heart, and when it hath melted the Heart, to milk out the flagons of it, then this melting of Heart is accepted exceedingly by God, is very precious in the Eyes of God; now this comes from the Grace of God that we have in Christ, and it is a mighty Rest of Soul to know this. As I told you before, It is not enough for any of you to say, it is true, we are all sinners, but God knows I mourn for my sins, I am troubled for my sins, that is not enough for thee, friend, but art thou one that art delivered from thy natural condition? From being under the Covenant of works? Art thou one that is come to Christ, and brought to Christ? Art thou one that is in the state of beleevers, being a member of Christ? Then thy repentance and mourning is acccepted.

As now it is in many Cases between Men and Men; some men are in such a Capacity, that if they do such a thing, it is accepted, but if another man, that is not in the same Capacity do the same thing, he will not be accepted; so it is here, those men that are in this Capacity in Christ, and have together with the sorrows for their sins, the sorrows of Christ presented to the Father. Canst thou when thou art sorrowing for thy sins, present the sorrows of Jesus Christ by Faith unto the Father? Then thou art accepted; but know this, that no sorrow for sin is accepted, but such as is joined with the presentation of the sorrows of Christ unto the Father. Now what an ease is this to the Soul! That now the Heart hath a means to melt it, for the Heart was hardened before, the sorrow for sin is such, that the Heart remains hardened, it is no other sorrow but this, as it is with Marble-stones, the Marble-stone is hard, but yet in wet weather it will give and be very moist, but still it is as hard as it was, it is a stone still: So it is with many that are troubled for their sins, being only the trouble that comes from the