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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.
CHRIST INVITING SINNERS TO COME TO HIM. › Chapter 35 › Part 1: APPLIC. I.
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.
APPLIC. I.
Now from all this, first, here you may see the happiness of a Christian, you do not think that a Christian is happy here, but he shall not have only heaven hereafter, but his way to happiness is heaven here, Oh how good is the way of the Gospel, that gives us rest in our way to heaven, such rest that all the malice in the world and of […], cannot disturb the peace and rest of a Christian.
Now from al this, first, here you may see the happiness of a Christian, you do not think that a Cristian is happy here, but he shal not have only heaven hereafter, but his way to happiness is heaven here, Oh how good is the way of the Gospel, that gives us rest in our way to heaven, such rest that al the malice in the world and of 〈…〉, cannot disturbe the peace and rest of a Christian.
II. Hence we see the reason, why true believers do ⟨p. 290⟩persevere, you hear oftentimes speaking of the doctrine of perseverance, & you are ready to think, I but is it certain the soul that once comes to have true Grace shall certainly persevere? yes, certainly, one that is once come to Christ, will not go from him again, why? because there is so much rest in holy duties. It is true, those that are drawn to holy duties they will not abide, as it is said, The son abides in the house but a servant abides not always in the house. So, such as perform duties in a legal way, they will be gone, they will not abide, but now one that is come into Christ and hath a son-like disposition, he continues. As we say in philosophy, no violent thing or motion is perpetual, and indeed, those that perform duties in a legal way, a hundred to one, but they will prove Apostates at last, but one that performs duties in an Evangelical way, will continue and hold out unto the end.