Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

The first Burden of Legal Performances.

1. Because now they are put upon duties that they have no principle to do, to be put upon a work where there is no inward principle; to do the work that must needs be burdensome; conscience puts me upon the duty and that is right, but I have no principle to do it, yet I must do it, conscience saith so, whether I have a principle or no, and though it is true I have no principle to do it so as the Law requires, yet I may do some outward performances, now for me to go about such a work, to endeavour and strive to do all the work that the Law requires; not only the outward part but the whole work, and to be put upon to struggle and strive to do that which I have no inward principle to do, that must needs be burdensome. Al motions of nature that are from an external principle are ⟨p. 54⟩violent and so tedious, heavy and troublesome, so this motion to duty that comes not from an inward principle of heart but is merely legal, conscience stands to put the soul upon duty; but doth not put any principle into the soul to do it, this is a violent motion, and those that have the experience of this find it tedious, heavy, and troublesome.

1. Because now they are put upon duties that they have no principle to do, to be put upon a work where there is no inward principle; to do the work that must needs be burdensome; conscience puts me upon the duty and that is right, but I have no principle to do it, yet I must do it, conscience saith so, whether I have a principle or no, and though it is true I have no principle to do it so as the Law requires, yet I may doe some outward performances, now for me to goe about such a work, to endeavour and strive to do al the work that the Law requires; not onely the outward part but the wole worke, and to be put upon to strugle and strive to do that which I have no inward principle to do, that must needs be burdensome. Al motions of nature that are from an external principle are