Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Showeth how our sanctification cometh from Christ in six particulars. 1. It was the end of his coming. to destroy the works of the Devil. 2. He is the great Ordinance appointed by God to sanctify his people. 3. His death is appointed to mortify sin. 4. By him the curse upon the heart is taken away. 5. By his union with believers, being the head of the second Covenant. 6. In Christ are the strongest arguments for holiness that can be.

Sheweth how our sanctification commeth from Christ in six particulars. 1. It was the end of his coming. to destroy the works of the Divel. 2. He is the great Ordinance appointed by God to sanctifie his people. 3. His death is appointed to mortifie sin. 4. By him the curse upon the heart is taken away. 5. By his union with beleevers, being the head of the second Covenant. 6. In Christ are the strongest arguments for holiness that can be.

Thirdly, And especially, we are to enquire, how Christ is the rest of sanctification, come to me and I will give you rest; I will give you power against your corruptions, and you shall have sanctification in and by me, For that.

THirdly, And especially, we are to enquire, how Christ is the rest of sanctification, come to me and I wil give you rest; I will give you power against your corruptions, and you shall have sanctification in and by me, For that.

1. We are to know, That a special end why Jesus Christ came into the World, it was to dissolve the works of the Devil, that was a special End of Christs coming into the World. In 1 John 3.8. He that committeth sin is of the Devil, for the Devil sinneth from the beginning, for this purpose the son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil whosoever is borne of God doth not commit sin for his seed remaineth in him, and he cannot sin, &c. It is a strange scripture whosoever committeth sin is of the devil; you say you defy the Devil, but the holy Ghost saith, if you commit sin that is walk in any way of sin. For you will say, who is there that commits not sin? Well, but the words are thus: He that committeth sin is of the Devil. Therefore it is apparent, there is a kind of commission of sin, that is an argument they are of the Devil, for they are the words of the Holy Ghost? And for this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil. It was the end why he came into the World, yea, it is a special thing that Christ is anointed to by God the Father, to deliver Souls from the bondage of their corruption, and to work Holiness in them: That you have in