2 A man may be said to lean on Christ, when he believes not his willingness, nor yet confidently his power, and yet desires God to help his unbelief, this is a rolling upon Christ; If thou ca••• do any thing, help us, in Scripture phrase, this kind of rolling upon Christ, is called a coming to Christ: it's one thing to be coming to Christ, and another thing to rest on him, but yet he is a believer, if he do but come to Christ, Math. 11.28. this coming to Christ, is believing on him, for to such he promiseth that he will refresh them, and he refresheth none but believers, Joh. 6.35, 37, 67. By coming to Christ, we believe on him, and he that cometh to him, he will in no wise cast out; if a man be but coming onwards, humbled for his sins, and persuaded ⟨p. 375⟩that God is able to help him, if not, yet if he be grieved for his unbelief, and prays to God to help his unbelief, this is coming to Christ, that is, making towards him, and this is faith. Suppose a man tell you in such a field of yours is a rich treasure, if you believe the man, will you not go about to dig it up? but if you doubt of the truth, then you let it alone: so God tells you all the treasures of life and grace are laid up in Christ this record God gives of his Son; now if we believe this record, we will use all good means to attain this eternal life, otherwise if we do not use the means to get this treasure, we make God a liar; as if his record were not true.
2 A man may be said to lean on Christ, when he believes not his willingnesse, nor yet confidently his power, and yet desires God to help his unbelief, this is a rowling upon Christ; If thou ca••• doe any thing, help us, in Scripture phrase, this kind of rowling upon Christ, is called a coming to Christ: it's one thing to be coming to Christ, and another thing to rest on him, but yet he is a believer, if he doe but come to Christ, Math. 11.28. this coming to Christ, is believing on him, for to such he promiseth that he will refresh them, and he refresheth none but believers, Joh. 6.35, 37, 67. By coming to Christ, we believe on him, and he that cometh to him, he will in no wise cast out; if a man be but coming onwards, humbled for his sins, and perswaded ⟨p. 375⟩that God is able to help him, if not, yet if he be grieved for his unbelief, and prayes to God to help his unbelief, this is coming to Christ, that is, making towards him, and this is faith. Suppose a man tell you in such a field of yours is a rich treasure, if you believe the man, will you not goe about to dig it up? but if you doubt of the truth, then you let it alone: so God tels you all the treasures of life and grace are laid up in Christ this record God gives of his Son; now if we believe this record, we will use all good means to attain this eternal life, otherwise if we doe not use the means to get this treasure, we make God a lyar; as if his record were not true.
