Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Now then I reason thus, if when God makes but a piece of brass an ordinance, there ⟨p. 303⟩shall be such a virtue in it, that the very looking upon it shall have power to heal the body, then if God shall make his own son Jesus Christ, God blessed for ever, God and man, to be an ordinance to heal the souls of his people, surely then those that look up to him by the eye of faith, will receive healing of their souls, as they did receive by looking upon the brazen serpent. The very beholding of Christ hath a power to sanctify the heart. And therefore if you would have holiness, you must often look upon Christ, set Christ in your eye, be not only poring upon your Corruptions, and looking downward into the blackness that there is in your spirits. Many Christians are labouring under the burden of their corruptions, a long time, why? because they spend their time and strength merely in poring upon their corruptions, and looking down to their corruptions. But Oh Christian, thou must look up, set thy eye upon Christ the great ordinance, and behold him as the great ordinance set up by God the Father, for the conveyance of grace to the souls of believers, and for the healing of all their souls and wounds, and then there will come healing virtue from him. We read of the poor woman that had the bloody issue, that spent all upon the Physician, she did but come to Christ, and touch the hem of his garment, and then she was healed. Surely Christ hath a great deal of virtue in him, that the very touch did heal her, and therefore he saith, who hath touched me? virtue went from him at the very touch of the hem of his garment, Christ is the great ordinance and he is full of virtue and excellency, the looking upon him, and touching of him, brings virtue to the soul, to heal the soul of its corruption.

Now then I reason thus, if when God makes but a piece of brass an ordinance, there ⟨p. 303⟩shal be such a virtue in it, that the very looking upon it shal have power to heal the body, then if God shal make his own son Jesus Christ, God blessed for ever, God and man, to be an ordinance to heal the souls of his people, surely then those that look up to him by the eye of faith, wil receive healing of their souls, as they did receive by looking upon the brazen serpent. The very beholding of Christ hath a power to sanctify the heart. And therefore if you would have holyness, you must often look upon Christ, set Christ in your eye, be not only poring upon your Corruptions, and looking downward into the blackness that there is in your spirits. Many Christians are laboring under the burden of their corruptions, a long time, why? because they spend their time and strength meerly in poring upon their corruptions, and looking down to their corruptions. But Oh Christian, thou must look up, set thy eye upon Christ the great ordinance, and behold him as the great ordinance set up by God the Father, for the conveyance of grace to the souls of beleevers, and for the healing of al their souls and wounds, and then there wil come healing virtue from him. We read of the poor woman that had the bloody issue, that spent al upon the Physitian, shee did but come to Christ, and touch the hem of his garment, and then she was healed. Surely Christ hath a great deal of virtue in him, that the very touch did heal her, and therefore he saith, who hath touched me? virtue went from him at the very touch of the hem of his garment, Christ is the great ordinance and he is ful of virtue and excellency, the looking upon him, and touching of him, brings virtue to the soul, to heal the soul of its corruption.