All Christs invitations in Scripture are very sweet, Come unto me all ye that labour▪ and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, Mat. 11. 28. How sweet is this to a troubled Conscience, and an oppressed spirit, ready to sink under the burden of sin? […] every one that thirsteth, come to the waters: and be that hath no money, come buy wine and milk without money, and without price, Isa. 55. 1. O what sweet words are these to those which are parched, and pained, and ready to dye with spiritual thirst, and can find nothing in the creatures which can give them any satisfaction or ease? But of all the words that ever Christ did speak, of all the invitations that ever Christ did make, this will be the sweetest, which he will give to his Disciples at the last day, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you, from the foundation of the World. Come ye blessed and happy ones, however accounted miserable ones by men, yet blessed of my Father, Come inherit the Kingdom prepared for you, from the foundation of the World. Take possession of your eternal inheritance: ⟨p. 36⟩Come enter into the Kingdom of Glory, which the Father hath chosen you unto, and called you unto, and which I have purchased, and now fitted and made ready for you: Come along with me, and I will show you my glory: and where I am, there ye shall be also. Come along, with me into Heaven, and ye shall live and reign with me for ever and ever. Come along, and enter now into your Masters joy: come and I will show you the Father, and bring you into his House and presence, where there is fullness of joy, and pleasures for evermore. And now Beloved, think with your selves, what joys! what exaltation! what clapping of hands! what shoutings! what Hallelujahs! what Hosannas! what triumphing acclamations the Saints will make upon the hearing of these words But here words fail, conceptions fall short, Who can utter what the affections and behaviour of the righteous will be, when they have their sentence, and hear such sweet and gracious words from the mouth of their Judge and Redeemer.
All Christs invitations in Scripture are very sweet, Come unto me all ye that labour▪ and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, Mat. 11. 28. How sweet is this to a troubled Conscience, and an oppressed spirit, ready to sink under the burthen of sin? 〈…〉 every one that thirsteth, come to the waters: and be that hath no mony, come buy wine and milk without money, and without price, Isa. 55. 1. O what sweet words are these to those which are parched, and pained, and ready to dye with spiritual thirst, and can find nothing in the creatures which can give them any satisfaction or ease? But of all the words that ever Christ did speak, of all the invitations that ever Christ did make, this will be the sweetest, which he will give to his Disciples at the last day, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you, from the foundation of the World. Come ye blessed and happy ones, however accounted miserable ones by men, yet blessed of my Father, Come inherit the Kingdom prepared for you, from the foundation of the World. Take possession of your eternal inheritance: ⟨p. 36⟩Come enter into the Kingdom of Glory, which the Father hath chosen you unto, and called you unto, and which I have purchased, and now fitted and made ready for you: Come along with me, and I will shew you my glory: and where I am, there ye shall be also. Come along, with me into Heaven, and ye shall live and reign with me for ever and ever. Come along, and enter now into your Masters joy: come and I will shew you the Father, and bring you into his House and presence, where there is fulness of joy, and pleasures for evermore. And now Beloved, think with your selves, what joyes! what exhaltation! what clapping of hands! what shoutings! what Hallelujahs! what Hosannahs! what triumphing acclamations the Saints will make upon the hearing of these words But here words fail, conceptions fall short, Who can utter what the affections and behaviour of the righteous will be, when they have their sentence, and hear such sweet and gracious words from the mouth of their Judge and Redeemer.
