Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

The 2. Lesson.

Secondly, from what hath been delivered both from the burden of the law and the rest in being delivered from it, this Lesson may be learned, Here we may see how believers are in the course of their lives, to mix humility with confidence, they may learn how to be humble, and yet how to be confident, how to rejoice and yet how to tremble; there is no such way to learn the mixture of humility, with faith and confidence, and the mixture of joy and trembling as this is, know the Law and the bondage under it, and then the rest that is to be had in Christ, this will teach thee to be sensible of thy own wretchedness, and what a condition thou art in naturally, and yet how to be confident in the grace of God in Christ. This will teach thee how to fear in regard of what thou art in thy self and yet to rejoice in regard of what thou art in Jesus Christ, in the rest thy soul hath Got in Jesus Christ. Many people do not know how to mingle these two together, if so be they be humbled for their sins, then they are dejected, in their spirits, they cannot tell how, to exercise humiliation for their sins, and faith and confidence in Gods grace together, they think the humiliation for sin will hinder Gods grace, and therefore they cannot endure to hear of such things as tend to beat them down, to humble them ⟨p. 254⟩for their sins, but they say, they must believe altogether in Gods grace, and the other will bring them to despair. Certainly, thou art not acquainted with the mystery of Godliness, if thou doest not understand how these two may stand together, to be deeply humbled for thy sins, and yet at the same instant of time, the soul to be raised with the Mercy of God in Christ both together.

Secondly, from what hath been delivered both from the burden of the law and the rest in being delivered from it, this Lesson may be learned, Here we may see how beleevers are in the course of their lives, to mix humility with confidence, they may learne how to be humble, and yet how to be confident, how to rejoyce and yet how to tremble; there is no such way to learne the mixture of humility, with faith and confidence, and the mixture of joy and trembling as this is, know the Law and the bondage under it, and then the rest that is to be had in Christ, this wil teach thee to be sensible of thy own wretchedness, and what a condition thou art in naturally, and yet how to be confident in the grace of God in Christ. This wil teach thee how to feare in regard of what thou art in thy self and yet to rejoyce in regard of what thou art in Jesus Christ, in the rest thy soul hath Got in Jesus Christ. Many people do not know how to mingle these two together, if so be they be humbled for their sins, then they are dejected, in their spirits, they cannot tel how, to exercise humiliation for their sins, and faith and confidence in Gods grace together, they think the humiliation for sin wil hinder Gods grace, and therfore they cannot indure to hear of such things as tend to beat them down, to humble them