Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Seventhly, A seventh Burden of the Law is this, that when once the sinner hath broke it, the Law cannot be satisfied with any obedience which may make amends afterwards, by any thing that the sinner can do; suppose a man should be never so angry and offended, he that hath offended him may make amends, again a Servant thinks, though I have offended my Master and done so many faults; Yet, I will make amends for all. So many people think though we have broken the Law of God; and lived a great while in sin, and done that which is evil; yet we will make amends again; and we will give alms; and come to Church and the like. These are the Reasonings of many poor Ignorant hearts, that do not understand upon what terms they stand with God; all the Children of men stand before God either under a Covenant of works; or under the Covenant of Grace, one of the two: now those kind of men that Reason after this manner, surely they are not acquainted with the Covenant of Grace; they are under the Covenant of Works; and now let them know that the covenant of Works admits of no such amends as they speak of; but when once you have broken the Law all that ever you can do; If you could live a thousand years never so strictly; or be willing to suffer never so much for God; yet all this will not satisfy for what is past; many when they have sinned and their Consciences are a little awakened for it, then they think to live better and to do otherwise afterwards; as if they would make amends for what is done before; but you must know that this is a mere deceit and will not satisfy, you must come to me saith Christ; you must come to Christ and believe in him, or otherwise all that you can do will never make amends; you will say, If we cannot make amends what shall become of us; it is true, if there were not a Saviour, a Christ: our condition were ⟨p. 41⟩sad Certainly amends must be made, but it is impossible that ever you can make amends: and this you must think of: you must not only think of what you are bound to do, for the time that is to come: but how the breach of the law shall be made up for that which is past; & when the sinner comes to think of these two together, I have thus sinned, Lord what shall I do for time to come; I & what shall I do to make up the breach of the law for that which is past; this will burden the soul;

Seventhly, A seventh Burden of the Law is this, that when once the sinner hath broke it, the Law cannot be satisfied with any obedience which may make amends afterwards, by any thing that the sinner can do; suppose a man should be never so angry and offended, he that hath offended him may make amends, again a Servant thinks, though I have offended my Master and done so many faults; Yet, I wil make amends for al. So many people think though we have broken the Law of God; and lived a great while in sin, and done that which is evil; yet we wil make amends again; and we wil give almes; and come to Church and the like. These are the Reasonings of many poor Ignorant hearts, that do not understand upon what tearms they stand with God; al the Children of men stand before God either under a Covenant of works; or under the Covenant of Grace, one of the two: now those kind of men that Reason after this manner, surely they are not acquainted with the Covenant of Grace; they are under the Covenant of Works; and now let them know that the covenant of Works admits of no such amends as they speak of; but when once you have broken the Law all that ever you can do; If you could live a thousand years never so strictly; or be willing to suffer never so much for God; yet all this will not satisfie for what is past; many when they have sinned and their Consciences are a little awakned for it, then they think to live better and to do otherwise afterwards; as if they would make amends for what is done before; but you must know that this is a meer deceit and wil not satisfie, you must come to me saith Christ; you must come to Christ and beleeve in him, or otherwise all that you can do wil never make amends; you wil say, If we cannot make amends what shal become of us; it is true, if there were not a Savior, a Christ: our condition were