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he_o for_o help_v against_o thy_o corruption_n and_o this_o remember_v when_o thou_o be_v upon_o duty_n and_o beg_v for_o help_v against_o thy_o corruption_n carry_v this_o rule_n with_o thou_o i_o come_v to_o pray_v against_o my_o sin_n but_o together_o with_o my_o prayer_n let_v i_o act_v my_o faith_n i_o come_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n i_o but_o together_o with_o my_o hear_n let_v i_o act_v my_o faith_n upon_o christ_n as_o mediator_n to_o help_v i_o against_o my_o corruption_n i_o come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n but_o i_o come_v to_o have_v communion_n with_o christ_n to_o help_v i_o against_o my_o corruption_n oh_o act_n thy_o faith_n in_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n through_o the_o bless_a covenant_n and_o thou_o shall_v find_v abundance_n of_o strength_n against_o thy_o corruption_n and_o rest_v unto_o thy_o soul_n chap._n xliii_o contain_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o former_a doctrine_n of_o sanctification_n with_o divers_a direction_n how_o to_o come_v to_o christ_n for_o holiness_n i._o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o want_n of_o it_o ii_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o ordinance_n further_o than_o you_o meet_v with_o christ_n iii_o come_v not_o so_o much_o for_o comfort_n and_o peace_n as_o for_o holiness_n iv._o be_v sensible_a of_o new_a supply_n v._o converse_v with_o christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n i_o shall_v now_o only_o add_v a_o word_n or_o two_o for_o the_o conclude_a of_o this_o and_o so_o go_v on_o to_o the_o next_o rest_n that_o be_v here_o promise_v come_v to_o christ_n for_o the_o rest_n of_o sanctification_n for_o holiness_n for_o the_o truth_n be_v there_o be_v no_o true_a holiness_n but_o that_o which_o we_o have_v by_o our_o come_n to_o christ_n
in_o darkness_n they_o can_v have_v god_n the_o father_n make_v know_v to_o they_o by_o no_o mean_n but_o by_o i_o there_o be_v no_o way_n for_o they_o to_o know_v what_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n the_o father_n towards_o they_o but_o by_o i_o and_o therefore_o oh_o sinner_n come_v to_o i_o here_o be_v the_o dependence_n of_o the_o word_n upon_o the_o former_a likewise_o consider_v what_o follow_v if_o the_o poor_a shall_v say_v oh_o bless_a saviour_n we_o be_v vild_a unworthy_a creature_n we_o lie_v under_o the_o weight_n and_o burden_n of_o the_o guilt_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o shall_v such_o as_o we_o come_v to_o thou_o yea_o say_v christ_n notwithstanding_o that_o yet_o come_v to_o i_o the_o word_n in_o the_o greek_a here_o have_v a_o emphasis_n beyond_o that_o which_o you_o have_v in_o your_o book_n it_o be_v not_o venice_n that_o be_v usual_o translate_v come_v but_o adeste_n it_o be_v a_o word_n exhortation_n not_o a_o mere_a word_n command_v but_o a_o word_n of_o 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shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o you_o it_o shall_v be_v but_o a_o easy_a yoke_n and_o whatsoever_o burden_n shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o you_o it_o shall_v be_v but_o a_o light_a burden_n and_o thus_o you_o have_v the_o dependence_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o scope_n of_o they_o now_o further_o for_o the_o meaning_n of_o they_o come_v to_o i_o you_o that_o labour_n the_o word_n translate_v here_o labour_n be_v i_o think_v in_o some_o of_o your_o book_n weary_a all_o you_o that_o be_v weary_a and_o it_o signify_v a_o cut_a labour_n it_o come_v from_o a_o word_n that_o signify_v to_o cut_v any_o kind_n of_o trouble_n or_o vexation_n that_o be_v upon_o one_o spirit_n that_o be_v cut_v a_o cut_a trouble_n sometime_o it_o be_v use_v for_o any_o kind_n of_o trouble_n in_o the_o world_n as_o in_o revel_n 14.13_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n from_o all_o their_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n all_o you_o that_o labour_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v the_o word_n come_v from_o a_o word_n that_o signify_v the_o lade_n of_o a_o ship_n such_o a_o load_n that_o will_v load_v a_o ship_n heavy_a lade_v this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n you_o that_o be_v under_o such_o affliction_n of_o spirit_n as_o you_o be_v even_o cut_v again_o you_o that_o labour_n under_o the_o trouble_n anguish_n and_o sorrow_n of_o your_o heart_n and_o then_o you_o that_o be_v under_o such_o a_o burden_n that_o even_o will_v lade_v a_o ship_n that_o be_v ready_a to_o sink_v your_o soul_n down_o into_o the_o bottom_n of_o despair_n you_o that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o condition_n come_v to_o i_o you_o that_o can_v find_v no_o rest_n any_o where_o else_o come_v to_o i_o and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o rest_n so_o that_o here_o in_o vers_n 28._o you_o have_v these_o three_o thing_n for_o the_o division_n of_o it_o 1._o the_o description_n of_o those_o who_o christ_n will_v invite_v to_o himself_o what_o kind_n of_o people_n they_o be_v or_o the_o condition_n of_o such_o as_o be_v invite_v and_o require_v to_o come_v to_o christ_n the_o subject_n such_o as_o labour_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v 2._o the_o sweet_a and_o gracious_a invitation_n of_o christ_n to_o such_o come_n to_o i_o come_v to_o i_o you_o that_o do_v thus_o labour_n and_o be_v thus_o heavy_a lade_v and_o 3._o a_o gracious_a promise_n unto_o such_o as_o come_v unto_o christ_n that_o christ_n will_v give_v rest_n unto_o their_o soul_n these_o be_v the_o three_o thing_n in_o vers_fw-la 20._o for_o the_o first_o i_o shall_v only_o speak_v of_o that_o at_o this_o time_n though_o the_o other_o two_o be_v the_o chief_a that_o i_o do_v intend_v and_o i_o speak_v of_o the_o first_o only_o as_o make_v way_n unto_o the_o other_o two_o that_o follow_v for_o the_o reason_n why_o i_o choose_v this_o scripture_n be_v to_o draw_v the_o soul_n unto_o christ_n and_o to_o open_v the_o riches_n of_o this_o promise_n of_o rest_n to_o show_v what_o rest_n the_o soul_n shall_v 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