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Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest
Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughs.Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughes.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1659
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
You see, here is the way to get power over corruption, and to get grace, namely to come to Christ, Yea say you if I knew I were a member of Christ, and had interest in Christ then I could come to Christ for power over my corruption, and for grace, but I am afraid I have no interest in him.
1. For answer to that, which is the main stop and hinderance of faith, know that if thou hast but a heart to come to him for grace that is as good a sign of thy interest in Christ as any sign thou hast, that is as good a sign of evidence of interest, as any thou canst expect.
1. For answer to that, which is the main stop and hinderance of faith, know that if thou hast but a heart to come to him for grace that is as good a signe of thy interest in Christ as any signe thou hast, that is as good a signe of evidence of interest, as any thou canst expect.
2. You must come to him for grace, and if thou hast not interest before, yet thy very coming to him now for grace to help thee against corruption, that very act of thine may give thee interest in Christ. What is it that unites thee to Christ? what is it that makes a member of Christ? what is it that gives interest in Christ? It is but the coming to him, as you heard before in the point.
2. You must come to him for grace, and if thou hast not interest before, yet thy very comming to him now for grace to help thee against corruption, that very act of thine may give thee interest in Christ. What is it that unites thee to Christ? what is it that makes a member of Christ? what is it that gives interest in Christ? It is but the coming to him, as you heard before in the point.