Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

CHAP. XXXIX.

Containing two strong Arguments in Christ for holiness. First, In him the soul sees the greatest breach between it and God by reason of Sin. Secondly, In him it sees the greatest Hatred of Sin in God.

First, in Christ, there the foul sees the greatest breach that can be imagined that sin made between God and the creature, it is true, when we preach the Law to you, and tell you of the curse of the Law that is due to sin, this acquaints you with somewhat of the breach that sin made between God and you, and this may terrify you, but the truth is, the breach between God and a soul by sin, is never throughly seen, till you come to Christ, the soul never throughly sees sin till then, when it comes to Christ, and sees Christ indeed, sees Christ so as one that hath union with him, then it understands the evil of sin after another manner then ever it did before. And that is the reason, that faith doth more purge the heart from sin, then all the terrors of the Law possibly can do, yea, if God should let a crevice into hell, and let you see into all the torment that is there, they could not discover so much the evil of sin to you, as when you come to have a real sight of Jesus Christ, how sin made such a breach between God and us, as can be made up no other way, but the son of God must come and take upon him mans sin, this is the greatest discovery of the ⟨p. 314⟩evil of sin that possibly can be.

FIrst, in Christ, there the foul sees the greatest breach that can be imagined that sin made between God and the creature, it is true, when we preach the Law to you, and tel you of the curse of the Law that is due to sin, this acquaints you with somewhat of the breach that sin made between God and you, and this may terrifie you, but the truth is, the breach between God and a soul by sin, is never throughly seen, til you come to Christ, the soul never throughly sees sin til then, when it comes to Christ, and sees Christ indeed, sees Christ so as one that hath union with him, then it understands the evil of sin after another manner then ever it did before. And that is the reason, that faith doth more purge the heart from sin, then al the terrors of the Law possibly can do, yea, if God should let a crevis into hel, and let you see into al the torment that is there, they could not discover so much the evil of sin to you, as when you come to have a real sight of Jesus Christ, how sin made such a breach between God and us, as can be made up no other way, but the son of God must come and take upon him mans sin, this is the greatest discovery of the