Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Further, such is the condition of the Law, that suppose God should restore us all to be as perfect as ever Adam was in the state of innocency, void of all sin, and having the Image of God perfect, and then God should come and put us upon the covenant of works again; I say if we then should but fail in any one thing, it would break us so, as we should loose all our abilities to perform any duty ever after: this is the condition of the law; But it is not so with the Gospel; though we sin against the Gospel; we do not presently loose all our habits of Grace; But the Reason of the difference; That though Adam when he sinned against the Law, he lost all his habits to do any good after, and that though we sin against the Gospel; yet we do not loose those habits. That I shall show afterwards, when I shall come to show, that the yoke of the Gospel is easier then that of the Law. And that is the fourth thing in the burden of the Law.

Further, such is the condition of the Law, that suppose God should restore us al to be as perfect as ever Adam was in the state of innocency, void of al sin, and having the Image of God perfect, and then God should come and put us upon the covenant of works again; I say if we then should but fail in any one thing, it would break us so, as we should loose al our abilities to perform any duty ever after: this is the condition of the law; But it is not so with the Gospel; though we sin against the Gospel; we do not presently loose al our habits of Grace; But the Reason of the difference; That though Adam when he sinned against the Law, he lost al his habits to do any good after, and that though we sin against the Gospel; yet we do not loose those habits. That I shal shew afterwards, when I shal come to shew, that the yoke of the Gospel is easier then that of the Law. And that is the fourth thing in the burden of the Law.

Fifthly, The first thing is this. That the Law upon every breach it doth take advantage against the soul presently; I say takes advantage against the soul presently and binds it over to death, to eternal death, presently binds it over; Yea, and doth actually put it under a curse upon every breach, instantly it doth it; its true, the law it may be is not presently executed, as soon as a sinner hath broken it, but this is certain that though God doth not come upon you as soon as you have broken the Law, yet know that there are these three things come