Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

First, I will show unto you what I mean by the burden of Legal Performances.

First, I wil shew unto you what I mean by the burden of Legal Performances.

Secondly, What a great burden this is and how much evil there is in it, and so apply my self to those that are under this burden to show to them how Christ calls them here in this text to come to him, that they might have Rest.

Secondly, What a great burden this is and how much evil there is in it, and so apply my self to those that are under this burden to shew to them how Christ cals them here in this text to come to him, that they might have Rest.

First, that which I mean by the burden of Legal Performances is this, the performing of duties that are required by the Law merely out of conscience, because conscience puts men and Women upon those duties, and doing them in the strength that they have of their own, and looking upon what they do as the Righteousness which they must tender up to God, as Righteousness for life, now this is a Legal performance; to perform duties in a Legal way is this, to do what the Law requires merely out of conscience, because conscience tells me I must do it, and to work in mine own strength though it be that that God gives, yet but a natural strength, and to make account of this to be as my Righteousness, and to tender it up unto God for Righteousness unto life, here is a Legal performance, and this is to perform duties in a mere Legal way, and those that do thus will find that this will be a very great burden to their spirits, it is a burden unto the Spirits of those that do thus, unto the spirits of such as are conscientious indeed, for we look not now upon men and Women as performing Duties ⟨p. 52⟩