Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

The 9. Burden of Legal Performances.

9. Those that perform duties, in a mere legal way, they go on and perform duties, but whether God accepts of them, yea or no, they cannot tell, do them they must, but whether God be their enemy or their friend they cannot tell, tender up duties to God they do every day, but whether they tender them up to an enemy or a friend they do not know; sometimes they have perhaps some good hopes that God accepts them, but never come to any knowledge of Gods acceptance, they go up and down continually with Jealous thoughts of God, fearing lea• •od will take advantage of them at the last, this mus• •e burdensome. Many poor souls have gone on in t• •tion, one seven years after another, and all for th• of coming to Jesus Christ for rest unto their souls, then comes rest to the heart of a sinner when it knows and can say upon good ground, though my heart have much corruption, though my duty have much imperfection, yet through a covenant of grace what I do the Lord accepts of me, whereas the other never comes to ⟨p. 61⟩know that God doth accept them though they perform their duties never so well.

9. Those that performe duties, in a meer legal way, they goe on and performe duties, but whether God accepts of them, yea or no, they cannot tel, do them they must, but whether God be their enemy or their friend they canot tel, tender up duties to God they do every day, but whether they tender them up to an enemy or a friend they do not know; sometimes they have perhaps some good hopes that God accepts them, but never come to any knowledg of Gods acceptance, they go up and down continually with Jealous thoughts of God, fearing lea od wil take advantage of them at the last, this mus e burdensome. Many poor souls have gon on in t tion, one seven yeares after another, and al for th of coming to Jesus Christ for rest unto their soules, then comes rest to the heart of a sinner when it knowes and can say upon good ground, though my heart have much corruption, though my duty have much imperfection, yet through a covenant of grace what I do the Lord accepts of me, whereas the other never comes to