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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
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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.
Secondly, Consider that if Christ did love thee so dearly as to lay down his life for thee, surely he will never suffer thee to perish in thy corruptions, shall Christ come down from Heaven, and lay down his life for poor Souls, and shall he suffer them to die under their corruptions? Now if a many should be willing to lay down his life for a Child and he should come and see the Child lie in the dirt, ready to be stifled in the dirt, could he go by and not regard the Child? This is our case, Christ hath come and laid down his life for poor sinners, but yet they see themselves ready to be stifled by their corruptions and they cry to him for help, surely Christ will not pass by and let thee lie in thy filthiness, to be stifled in thy corruption when thou wast so dear to him, as to lay down his life for thee.
Secondly, Consider that if Christ did love thee so dearly as to lay down his life for thee, surely he wil never suffer thee to perish in thy corruptions, shall Christ come down from Heaven, and lay down his life for poor Souls, and shall he suffer them to die under their corruptions? Now if a many should be willing to lay down his life for a Child and he should come and see the Child lie in the dirt, ready to be stifled in the dirt, could he go by and not regard the Child? This is our case, Christ hath come and laid down his life for poor sinners, but yet they see themselves ready to be stifled by their corruptions and they cry to him for help, surely Christ wil not pass by and let thee lie in thy filthyness, to be stifled in thy corruption when thou wast so dear to him, as to lay down his life for thee.
Thirdly, Another encouragement is this, know, that thy corruptions are the burdens of Christ as well as thy burdens, they are burdens to thy Soul, and burdens to Jesus Christ, and therefore he doth certainly pity thee under them, and will help thee.
Thirdly, Another incouragement is this, know, that thy corruptions are the burdens of Christ as wel as thy burdens, they are burdens to thy Soul, and burdens to Jesus Christ, and therefore he doth certainly pitty thee under them, and wil help thee.