Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Thirdly, The Law puts the sinner under a curse, for so it is in the latter end of the 27. of Deu. Cursed is every one that abides not in every thing that is written in the Book of the Law to do it. Mark, [every one] that abides not [in every thing] he is pronounced accursed, and that is a fifth particular.

Thirdly, The Law puts the sinner under a curse, for so it is in the latter end of the 27. of Deu. Cursed is every one that abides not in every thing that is written in the Book of the Law to do it. Mark, [every one] that abides not [in every thing] he is pronounced accursed, and that is a fift perticular.

Sixthly, And in the Sixth place. This Law requires constant Obedience also: and such is the rigour of it; that if you should obey it never so much for a great part of your lives; If you should conceive you could obey it perfectly for a great while; yet if at last you should offend in any one particular you are cast for all; and all that you have done before is utterly rejected; it will take advantage against you for any one particular. If it were possible that all your life time you should keep it and at the last hour of your life break it in any one particular; certainly you would be condemned by it; this is the condition of the Law; for so it is in those words that are named; though you do it, if you do not abide to do (every thing) If there be but any one thing whereby it can take advantage, it will certainly condemn you for it. This is the condition of all that are under the covenant of works; and is not this a load? Would not this burden ⟨p. 40⟩the Soul? If so be the soul comes to understand it; and whether it understands it or not, yet certainly it is the truth of God.

Sixtly, And in the Sixt place. This Law requires constant Obedience also: and such is the rigour of it; that if you should obey it never so much for a great part of your lives; If you should conceive you could obey it perfectly for a great while; yet if at last you should offend in any one particular you are cast for al; and al that you have done before is utterly rejected; it wil take advantage against you for any one particular. If it were possible that all your life time you should keep it and at the last houre of your life break it in any one particular; certainly you would be condemned by it; this is the condition of the Law; for so it is in those words that are named; though you do it, if you do not abide to do (every thing) If there be but any one thing whereby it can take advantage, it will certainly condemn you for it. This is the condition of al that are under the covenant of works; and is not this a load? Would not this burden