Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

and how the Lord hath looked upon the Children of men under the Covenant of works, and now hath entered into a second Covenant through his Son, and there hath provided a way for their salvation which could not be in the other covenant: we are to know that the law doth accept of no repentance; now O! what a bondage is this that ⟨p. 43⟩when I am sorrowful for my sins, and think that God will pardon me, then I am curst by such a Law, that will accept of no repentance: but when we come to Christ, there Godly sorrow is accepted of: and it is said to be Sorrow unto life, but that is the privilege of those that are under the covenant of grace in Christ: therefore consider seriously of this point, that you may make a difference between a covenant of works, and a covenant of grace. I know nothing in all divinity that is greater for you to understand then these two things: and those people that are not acquainted with these two covenants, they understand but little in those mysteries of religion that may bring Salvation; I say little or nothing of true divinity is understood by people, that do not understand the difference between the first and the second covenant, between the covenant of works and the covenant of grace; and the right understanding of the difference between these two, would let in abundance of knowledge. I dare undertake that after people come to have the understanding of these two, and to know the difference of them, in one quarter of a year, they will come to have let into their hearts more knowledge in the main principles of religion then they had in many years before, and for want of knowing this one thing, people do most grossly mistake in abundance of points of Religion, and never come to understand, and to know christ at all in that way that is propounded in the Gospel. And that is the eighth thing.

and how the Lord hath looked upon the Children of men under the Covenant of works, and now hath entred into a second Covenant through his Son, and there hath provided a way for their salvation which could not be in the other covenant: we are to know that the law doth accept of no repentance; now O! what a bondage is this that ⟨p. 43⟩when I am sorrowful for my sins, and think that God wil pardon me, then I am curst by such a Law, that wil accept of no repentance: but when we come to Christ, there Godly sorrow is accepted of: and it is said to be Sorrow unto life, but that is the priviledg of those that are under the covenant of grace in Christ: therefore consider seriously of this point, that you may make a difference between a covenant of works, and a covenant of grace. I know nothing in al divinity that is greater for you to understand then these two things: and those people that are not acquainted with these two covenants, they understand but little in those misteries of religion that may bring Salvation; I say little or nothing of true divinity is understood by people, that do not understand the difference between the first and the second covenant, between the covenant of works and the covenant of grace; and the right understanding of the difference between these two, would let in abundance of knowledg. I dare undertake that after people come to have the understanding of these two, and to know the difference of them, in one quarter of a year, they wil come to have let into their hearts more knowledg in the main principles of religion then they had in many years before, and for want of knowing this one thing, people do most grosly mistake in abundance of points of Religion, and never come to understand, and to know christ at al in that way that is propounded in the Gospel. And that is the eighth thing.