Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

I remember a German Divine writing to his friend, professeth that before he understood the way of the Gospel, he had vowed and covenanted a thousand times against some sins, and could never overcome them, but after the Lord revealed to him the way of the Gospel, that all strength comes in by exercising faith in Christ, and seeing the father giving his son to supply all grace, and exercising faith in the Covenant of grace, he found strength against his corruptions, so that he was able very comfortably to walk with God in the ways of holiness. ⟨p. 335⟩So Christians that understand the way the Gospel will find abundance of power against their corruptions, more then they did with all their striving and pains taking before; though we should strive and take all pains we can, yet we must know that this will not do it, without the exercise of faith in Christ, for the helping of us against our corruptions.

I remember a German Divine writing to his friend, professeth that before he understood the way of the Gospel, he had vowed and covenanted a thousand times against some sins, and could never overcome them, but after the Lord revealed to him the way of the Gospel, that al strength comes in by exercising faith in Christ, and seeing the father giving his son to supply al grace, and exercising faith in the Covenant of grace, he found strength against his corruptions, so that he was able very comfortably to walk with God in the wayes of holiness. ⟨p. 335⟩So Christians that understand the way the Gospel wil find abundance of power against their corruptions, more then they did with al their striving and paines taking before; though we should strive and take al paines we can, yet we must know that this wil not do it, without the exercise of faith in Christ, for the helping of us against our corruptions.

IIII. From hence follows also, that it is impossible any should be a member of Christ, but he must needs be holy, because Christ is our sanctification, Christ is Filled full of holiness, that holiness might be conveyed to his members; therefore those that have yet their lusts in the strength of them, that have not the rest of sanctification in some measure, surely the spirit of Christ is not in them these cannot stand together, to be a member of Christ, and yet to walk in Filthiness, these cannot stand together. For Christ is the great prophet that teacheth, and the great King of his Church to govern, and certainly whatsoever is brought to him, must be taught of him, and governed by him, it is impossible to have communion with the fountain of all holiness, and yet for all that to live under the power of sin, this cannot be.