S. MATT. xi. 28, Come unto me, all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you Reft, DOCTRINE. Hofoever being weary and heavy laden comes to Chrift, fhall certainly find Reft in Him. Į. What is it to be weary and heavy laden? 1. To be fenfible of Sin. 1. The reigning Power of it. 2. The Guilt of it. 2. To be troubled for it. 3. - defirous to be deliver'd from it, Rom. vii. 24. Being heavy laden with the Weight of it; because it is, 1. A Tranfgreffion of the Law, 1 S. Joh. iii. 4. and fo 2. Obliges to Punishment, Gal. iii. 10. and therefore, 3. Becomes a heavy Load to fuch as expe rience it, and are fenfible of it, Gen. iii. 13. Pfal. xxxviii. 4. II. Who are here call'd upon to come to Chrift? Οὐχ ὁ δῆνα, καὶ ὁ δῆνα, ἀλλὰ πάντες οἱ ἐν φεοίσιν, καὶ ἐν λύπαις, καὶ ἁμαρτίαις, Chryfoft. Δεῦτε πρὸς μὲ πάι· Πες οἱ κωπιῶντες καὶ πεφορτισμεύοι. 1. All fuch as are fenfible of this Load of Sin; because this was the End of Chrift's coming in the Flesh, fa. lv. 1. S. Matt. ix. 13. 2. Only fuch; because, 1. They only know their Need of Him, S. Matt. ix. 12 2. They only are willing to come, S. Job. V. 40. III. How must they come to Him? 1. By Faith in Him, Act, xvi. 31. S. Job. vi. 35. 2. By Repentance, S. Mar. i. 15. 3. By Love unto Him, S. Luk. xix. 16. mani fefted, 1. In our Defires of Him. i 2. 3. Joy in Him. alafel Obedience to Him, S. Jah. xiv. 15. denying ourselves, S. Mar. i. 15. 5. In taking up our Croffes, when thereunto call'd, Act. xiv. 22. 4. 6. following Him, I Cor. xi. 1 in all the imitable Steps and Actions of his Life. IV. What is this Ref that they fhall find? 1. In this Life, and that, 1. From the Tyranny of our Corruptions, and the reigning Power of Sin, Rom. vi. 14. 2. The Prevalency of the Devil's Temptations, Act. xxvi. 18 3. The Terrors of a guilty Conscience, 2 Cor. i. 12. 4. The Cares of this perplexing World, 1 Pet. V. 7... 5. The Wrath of an offended GOD, Pfal. vii. II. 6. The Dread of eternal Fire. 2. In the Life to come; confifting, 1. In a Freedom from all Pain of Body, Phil. iii. 21. 2. From all other temporal Labours and Troubles, and even Death itself, Rev. xxi. 4. and xiv. 13. 3. From our fpiritual Warfare, 2 Tim. iv. 7. 1. With Sin. 2. With Satan, Ephef. vi. 16. 3. With the World. 4. From all our Doubts about our Title to Heaven, and Concern about our future Estate; for then we fhall be no longer under Fears of either. 1. Of our Offending GOD, Ephef. V 27. or, 2. Of His Afflicting us. 5. This Reft confifts in the Glorification of our Perfons. 6. And lastly, in the Enjoyment of GOD, which is Happiness, above what we are able to conceive. V. How does it appear, that Christ will give us this Rest? 1. Because He hath purchas'd it for us, 1 Tim. i. 15. and it was the End of His coming among us. 2. He hath promis'd it to us. 3. He hath given us already a Pledge of it, Ephef. i. 13, 14. 4. He is now interceding for us, Hebr. vii. 25. INFERENCES from hence. 1. Sin is a heavy Burden, Pfal. xxxviii, 4. 2. We have therefore Caufe to be weary of it, Gen. iv. 13. 3. There 3. There is no way to be eas'd of it, but by coming to Christ, A&t. iv. 12. None come to Chrift, but they certainly find Reft and Eafe. 5. This Reft is the Gift of Chrift, not the Defert of our Works, Rom. vi. 23. 6. How miferable are they that come not to Him? 1. Slaves to Sin, S. Joh. xv. 5. 2. Subjects to Satan. 3. Enemies to GOD, Rom. viii. 7. 4. Condemn'd by the Law, S. Joh. iii. 18. 7. How happy, on the other fide, are they that fincerely come to Christ, and obtain this Rest unto their Souls? 8. And therefore, how many Obligations lie upon us to come unto Him? Confider, moreover, 1. That Chrift came to you, Phil. ii. 6, 7. 1 Tim. i. 15. 2. He died for you, and thereby purchased eternal Happiness for you. 3. He calls and invites you to Him, S. Joh. v. 40. 4. Expects nothing from you, but your coming to Him. 5. And yet will give all Things to you. 9. How then comes it to pass, that Men will not come unto Chrift for Reft? 1. They know not their Mifery without Him. 2. Nor the Reft they may have in Him. - Vid, the Tenth Vol. of this Author's Difcourfes, Scrm. I. S. MATT. S. MATT. xi. 29. THAT is this Toke of Chrift? 1. W1. of Doctrine, all that He asserts, WHA Of fo as, 1. To read and study it. 2. 3. meditate on it, Pfal. i. 2. 1 Tim. iv. 15. believe it, I S. Joh. v. 9, 10, II. 1. Tho' above Reafon, 1 Cor. ii. 14. 2. 3. 4. contrary to our former Opinions, Aft. xvii. 23, &c. against our temporal Interest, A&t. xix. 24, 25, 26. oppofite to Flesh and Blood, Gal. i. 16. 2. Of Obedience. Taking this Yoke upon us. 1. By doing what He commands, S. Matt. xxviii. 19, 20. 2. Because He commands it. 3. In the manner He commands. 1. With clear Understandings, 1 Cor. xiv. 15: 2. 3. 4. 5. willing Affections, Rom. xii. 8. pure Confcience, 2 Cor. i. 12. fincere Intentions, 1 Cor. X. 31. refolv'd Conftancy. 3. The Yoke of the Crofs. 1. So as patiently to fubmit to all the Pro- 2. Joyfully to endure Sufferings for Christ's II. Why |