Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Quest. You will say what is more?

Answ. This is more, there must be Sanctification of the Heart through the Mediation of Jesus Christ, there must be a principle of Grace that must come into the Heart, as a fruit of the Second Covenant that God hath ⟨p. 331⟩made with sinners in Jesus Christ, through the mystical union that the Soul hath with Jesus Christ, this is higher. Now when a Soul comes beyond civility, it is wrought upon by God after this manner. I come now to see the breach that there is between God and my Soul, what my estate is by Nature, that I am a Child of wrath, I am dead in sins and trespasses, though I have not lived so wickedly as such and such have done, yet I see my self a Child of wrath, and an heir of Hell and death notwithstanding all that I have done. And I see that only through the blessed Mediation of Jesus Christ this breach is made up, and I can only have union with God through him, and his Spirit of Sanctification that must come to my Soul, through the Covenant of the Gospel, I must have my Heart raised up to God in an other manner, not only to live civilly but holily, to have the Image of God renewed in me through the Spirit of Christ, and so to live the life of Christ, and feel continual supply to come to my Heart through Christ, to feed upon the promises through the Covenant of Grace, and thereby to have my Heart Quickened more and more, and to perfect my holiness in the fear of God through the promises of the Gospel, This is more then the civil and mere moral man can come unto.

Answ. This is more, there must be Sanctification of the Heart through the Mediation of Jesus Christ, there must be a principle of Grace that must come into the Heart, as a fruite of the Second Covenant that God hath ⟨p. 331⟩made with sinners in Jesus Christ, through the mistical union that the Soul hath with Jesus Christ, this is higher. Now when a Soul comes beyond civillity, it is wrought upon by God after this manner. I come now to see the breach that there is between God and my Soul, what my estate is by Nature, that I am a Child of wrath, I am dead in sins and trespasses, though I have not lived so wickedly as such and such have done, yet I see my self a Child of wrath, and an heir of Hell and death notwithstanding all that I have done. And I see that only through the blessed Mediation of Jesus Christ this breach is made up, and I can only have union with God through him, and his Spirit of Sanctification that must come to my Soul, through the Covenant of the Gospel, I must have my Heart raised up to God in an other manner, not only to live civilly but holily, to have the Image of God renewed in me through the Spirit of Christ, and so to live the life of Christ, and feel continual supply to come to my Heart through Christ, to feed upon the promises through the Covenant of Grace, and thereby to have my Heart Quickned more and more, and to perfect my holiness in the fear of God through the promises of the Gospel, This is more then the civil and meer morral man can come unto.