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Christ Inviting Sinners to Come to Him for Rest A Treatise on Matthew 11:28
By JEREMIAH BURROUGHS,
Preacher of the Gospel at Stepney and Cripplegate, London.
Wherein is shown, FIRST:
1. The Burden of Sin.
2. The Burden of the Law.
3. The Burden of Legal Performances with the Misery of those that are under them.
4. The Burden of Corruption.
5. The Burden of Outward Affliction.
SECONDLY, Christ graciously offers to them that come to Him, REST from all those Burdens. Wherein is shown:
1. What it is to come to Christ.
2. That Christ requires nothing but to come to Him.
3. Several Rules to be observed in rightly coming to Christ.
4. Means to draw Souls to Christ.
5. That in coming to Christ God would have us consider ourselves.
6. That there is no REST for souls outside of Christ; and the reasons thereof; with some conclusions from it.
THIRDLY, it is shown:
1. The Rest Believers have from Sin.
2. The Deliverance from the Law by Christ is, (1) Privatively, (2) Positively.
3. The Rest Believers have from the Burden of the Law by coming to Christ.
4. How Christ gives Rest from the Burden of Legal Performances.
5. How Christ gives Rest from the Burden of Corruption; wherein is shown how Sanctification and Holiness come from Christ alone, and encouragements to come to Christ for Holiness.
6. How Christ gives Rest from Outward Afflictions.
7. Some Directions on how to obtain Rest from Christ in Spiritual Desertions.
London, Printed by Peter Cole, Printer and Bookseller, and to be Sold at the Sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhill, near the Royal
Exchange. 1659.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Christ's Invitation to the Weary: The Promise of Rest for Troubled Souls Chapter 2: The Burdens of Life and Sin: Christ's Call to the Weary
Chapter 3: The Burden of Sin, laid open in nine particulars Chapter 4: Two Cautions Concerning the Burden of Sin
Chapter 5 : The Reasons for the Former Doctrine Chapter 6: The Application: Exhorting Sinners to Come to Christ, with Answers to Certain Objections.
Chapter 7: The Burden Under the Law Laid Open in Eleven Particulars Chapter 8: Three Conclusions Arising from the Former Doctrine
Concerning the Burden Under the Law Chapter 9: Of the Burden of Legal Performances: What It Is, With the Burdensomeness Thereof Laid Open in Twelve Particulars.
Chapter 10: The Sad Condition of Those Under the Burden of Legal Performances Set Forth in Six Particulars.
Chapter 11: Of the Burden of Corruption, and that there is Corruption in the Saints Chapter 12: The Burden of Corruption Set Forth in Eight Particulars
Chapter 13: In What Respects Corruption Is a Burden Chapter 14: In What Respects the Stirrings and Motions of Corruption Are Very Burdensome Chapter 15: The Reasons of the Former Point
Chapter 16: Why the Saints Feel These Things So Burdensome Chapter 17: Of the burden of outward afflictions, and the grievousness thereof laid open in three Particulars.
Chapter 18: Christ's Invitation to Sinners, Laid Down in These Words: "Come Unto Me."
Chapter 19; How Christ Calls Sinners unto Him, Set Forth in Two Particulars Chapter 20: That There is Nothing Required of Sinners But to Come to Christ, with Nine Consequences Arising From This
Chapter 21: Nine Rules to be Observed in Coming Rightly to Christ Chapter 22: Nine means to draw sinners to Christ
Chapter 23: The Doctrine Arising from the Dependence of the Promise upon the Invitation Chapter 24: Of the Rest Promised by Christ in General: And That There Is No Rest for a Soul Outside of Jesus Christ
Chapter 25: Six Reasons for the Former Doctrine Chapter 26: But I shall now go a little further in this similitude
Chapter 27: The insufficiency of everything besides Christ to give rest to the soul is further enlarged, with several choice considerations
Chapter 28: Of the Rest that a Believer has by Christ from the Guilt of Sin, laid out in Ten Particulars Chapter 29: The Deliverance from the Law by Christ Set Out
Chapter 30: The Rest That Believers Have From the Burden of the Law by Coming to Christ
Chapter 31: Containing various Consequences from the Rest Believers have from the Burden of the Law, and Lessons they are taught from it Chapter 32: Of the rest from Legal Performances, and the several ways how this rest comes from Christ Chapter 33: Two other ways whereby the former point is clarified
Chapter 34: Rest from the Remainder of Corruption: Sanctification as a Great Rest, Explained in Six Particulars
Chapter 35: Sanctification is Only in Christ Chapter 36: Showeth how our sanctification cometh from Christ in six particulars.
Chapter 37: Containing Two Strong Arguments in Christ for Holiness Chapter 38: Showing How Sanctification Comes from Christ in Six
More Particulars Chapter 39: Six Consequences from the Former Doctrine Chapter 40: An Exhortation to Come to Christ: Three Hindrances
Removed, and Six Encouragements Given Chapter 41: Conclusion of the Doctrine of Sanctification, with Directions on How to Come to Christ for Holiness
Chapter 42: A Believer Finds Rest in Christ in All Worldly Troubles Chapter 43: The Rest believers have from Christ in outward afflictions discovered in four particulars more