Spiritual Peace and comfort 191 many fins. As loon as ever the heart of a (inner is turned from hi r fins the heart of Chrift is turned to him. The very fummofall the Gofpel is contained in thofe precious words which fully exprcfs this, Mat. 11. 28,2930. Come unto me ail ye that labour and are heavy laden, and f will giveyou refl. Take myyoak upon you, and learn of me ; for .1 am meek and lardy in hear:: and ye ¡hail:finde Reif unto your fouls : For my yoakis ealie, and my burden it light. When the Prodigal, Luke r5.20. doth once come home to his Father, with forrow and flume confeffing his unworthinefs, yea but fefolved to confer; it ; his Father preventeth him, and fees him afar off, and flaies not his coming, but runs and meets him : and when hecomes to him, liedothnot upbraid him with his fins, nor fay, Thou Rebel, rPlv, haft thouforfaken me, and preferred harlot' and luxury before me ? nay he doth not fo much as frown upon him : but cornpafsionately fais on his neck and kiffeth him : Alas, God knows that a poor firmer in this humbled troubled cafe, bath burden enough on his back already, and indeed more then he is able of himfelfto bear. The fenfe of his own finful folly and mifery is burden enough : If God Mould add to this his frowns and terrors, and fhould fpurn at a poor firmer that lies prortrate at his feet, in tears or terrours , who then fhould be able to ¡land before him, or to look him in the face? But he will not break the bruifed reed ; he will not makeheavier the burden of a finner. He cals them to come to him for Eafe and Kett, and not to opprefs themor kill themwith his terrours. We have not a g like Rebabo4w,that will multiplyour preffures ; but
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