A30566:826
Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest
Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughs.Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughes.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1659
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
From hence follows exceeding help unto believers against divers temptations that do exceedingly trouble the peace and Rest of their souls, if they be delivered from the Law in those several respects as at large hath been opened to you.
From hence follows exceeding help unto beleevers against divers temptations that do exceedingly trouble the peace and Rest of their souls, if they be delivered from the Law in those several respects as at large hath been opened to you.
1. Then first from the Meditation of this their delivery they may have Rest and ease from this temptation, that because of some imperfections, weaknesses, and distempers of Heart, and sins that they are guilty of, therefore they have no interest at all in Christ, they have no interest to believe in Christ, because of that. The strength of this temptation cannot stand with the right knowledge of Christ, as delivered from the Law, if Christ delivers from the Law, then an interest in Christ may stand, though we be not able to keep the Law. Yea, And further, we know this, that it is usual with believers upon the breach of the Law in any thing, to call ⟨p. 250⟩their estates into question, all into question. Certainly, if we know that we are to deal with God, not by the Covenant of works, not to be cast by the Law, we would never be so ready to call all into question, upon any breach of the Law that our conscience tells us we have been guilty of.
1. Then first from the Meditation of this their delivery they may have Rest and ease from this temptation, that because of some imperfections, weaknesses, and distempers of Heart, and sins that they are guilty of, therefore they have no interest at al in Christ, they have no interest to beleeve in Christ, because of that. The strength of this temptation cannot stand with the right knowledg of Christ, as delivered from the Law, if Christ delivers from the Law, then an interest in Christ may stand, though we be not able to keep the Law. Yea, And further, we know this, that it is usual with beleevers upon the breach of the Law in any thing, to call