Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

I. Hence we may see the difference between the condition of believers now, and that in Adam, and we may see that believers are in a better condition then Adam was Why? because the image of God in which Adam was made, it may be said to be natural, that is, that only comes from God the creator, from him making him a creature, and giving him the perfection that was suitable to the nature of a rational creature, there was all the holiness that Adam had. Al the holiness and righteousness that was in Adam, was but only that that was suitable unto a rational creature in such a condition, and when he had it, then he was to trade, as it were, with that stock himself, and to live by the stock that God gave him at first, only a general concourse of Gods providence there was, so long as he did continue to obey God, that Gods providence should go along with him, and uphold him in his estate, And this was the estate of Adam.

I. Hence we may see the difference between the condition of beleevers now, and that in Adam, and we may see that beleevers are in a better condition then Adam was Why? because the image of God in which Adam was made, it may be said to be natural, that is, that onely comes from God the creator, from him making him a creature, and giving him the perfection that was sutable to the nature of a rational creature, there was al the holiness that Adam had. Al the holiness and righteousness that was in Adam, was but only that that was suitable unto a rational creature in such a condition, and when he had it, then he was to trade, as it were, with that stock himselfe, and to live by the stock that God gave him at first, only a general concourse of Gods providence there was, so long as he did continue to obey God, that Gods providence should go along with him, and uphold him in his estate, And this was the estate of Adam.

But now the holiness and righteousness that the saints have, comes from another principle, it comes not from God as creator merely, but from God through a mediator, from God through his son, it comes through Christ and it is a partaking of the spirit of Christ, and of the father, and the holy Ghost in Christ. We do not read of such a kind of work in Adam, only the text faith, the Lord made him according to his own Image, but that he should have his holiness through union of the second person in trinity, and through the spirit that is sent into him by the father and the son, and to be made a temple of the holy Ghost we read not. He had the principle of holiness to be in himself, but we have our principle of holiness in Christ still, we are not trusted with our holiness though holiness be conveyed to believers, yet they are not be trusted with the principle of their holiness, but it is in Christ still. But Adam was not so, Adam so long as he stood God would go on with a concourse of his providence with him, but God never made such a covenant with Adam, that he should have a principle of holiness laid up in his son and that by faith he should fetch out this principle of Holiness.