Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

8. An eighth particular is this; That the Law accepts of no repentance, as it will not be made amends for; so it will not accept of repentance. Let the Sinner be never so sorrowful for what he hath done, and lament his sin never so much; if he could bewail his sin with tears of blood, the Law would not accept of this. You will say this is a strange doctrine, that our repentance should not be accepted of. I do not say absolutely, that God will accept of no Repentance; but I say that the Law will accept ⟨p. 42⟩of no Repentance. Repentance is the doctrine of the Gospel; the Law preacheth no such doctrine as the doctrine of Repentance; it is an evangelical doctrine: but now repentance, that is merely trouble of Conscience, that I see my self in such danger of the Law, this may be a natural repentance, and not evangelical; that is, I see I have undone my self by reason of my sin, and now am troubled, and so go no further; I say this is a natural repentance, and not evangelical. When you do think of repenting of your sins, this is a saving meditation for you to think of your Repentance, thus: I am now sorry and Repent, and am humbled for my sin; I but this is through a second Covenant, through a covenant of grace, that this can be accepted, it is infinite mercy in God and that in Christ, it is purchased by the blood of Christ, that any Sorrow for any sin shall ever be accepted of God, you must thank Christ for that; and therefore when you come to the work of mourning for sin, you should come to it as a work of the Gospel, as an evangelical work, and so come freely to it; for that which is a work of the Gospel, is a fruit of the blood of Christ, and it is a great mercy of God unto you that you may be admitted to come before him to sorrow for your sins in such a way as you may be saved: all your tears, and trouble for sin except it be through the grace of the gospel, it is not accepted, and yet how many thousands of poor souls never think of this in the work of their repentance; perhaps when they lie upon their sick or death beds, their consciences tells them that there is a hell and misery for sinners, and there they lie roaring and Crying out, but the truth is they never understand the way of God in the Covenant of grace:

8. An eighth particular is this; That the Law accepts of no repentance, as it wil not be made amends for; so it wil not accept of repentance. Let the Sinner be never so sorrowful for what he hath done, and lament his sin never so much; if he could bewail his sin with teares of blood, the Law would not accept of this. You wil say this is a strange doctrine, that our repentance should not be accepted of. I do not say absolutely, that God wil accept of no Repentance; but I say that the Law wil accept