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Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest
Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughs.Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughes.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1659
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CHAP. IX.
Of the Burden of Legal Performances, What it is; With the burdensomness thereof laid open in twelve Particulars. 1. There is no inward principle of doing. 2. In men that are only under the Law, there's a principle contrary to the performance thereof. 3. Such are wearied with doing, getting no supply of strength to perform duty. 4. By their performances, they still contract more Guilt upon their Souls. 5. What they do in Obedience unto the Law is only out of fear. 6. And with much straitness of Spirit. 7. Nothing comes of such Performances. 8. They that perform Duty in a mere Legal way, never attain their end, which is, peace with God. 9. They know not whether God accepts of them, or rejects them. 10. They are forced unto Duties instantly, presently, and upon the sudden, though to the hinderance of other Duties of greater concernment▪ which God requireth of them, at the same time. 11. Though they go on joyling, yet know they not whether they shall bold out unto the end. 12. Their Humiliation and trouble for not doing what they ought to do, binders them from doing what God requires.
Of the Burden of Legal Performances, What it is; With the burdensomness thereof laid open in twelve Particulars. 1. There is no inward principle of doing. 2. In men that are only under the Law, there's a principle contrary to the performance thereof. 3. Such are wearied with doing, getting no supply of strength to perform duty. 4. By their performances, they stil contract more Guilt upon their Souls. 5. What they do in Obedience unto the Law is only out of fear. 6. And with much straitness of Spirit. 7. Nothing comes of such Performances. 8. They that perform Duty in a meer Legal way, never attain their end, which is, peace with God. 9. They know not whether God accepts of them, or rejects them. 10. They are forced unto Duties instantly, presently, and upon the sudden, though to the hinderance of other Duties of greater concernment▪ which God requireth of them, at the same time. 11. Though they go on ioyling, yet know they not whether they shal bold out unto the end. 12. Their Humiliation and trouble for not doing what they ought to do, binders them from doing what God requires.