Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

The deliverance from the Law by Christ set out. 1. Privatively in five Particulars. 2. Positively in five Points more.

The next burden that was upon Laden sinners that Christ calls unto him, it was the burden of the Law, you that are under the burden of the Law, come to me, and I will give you Rest. I showed in many Particulars, wherein the burden of the Law consisted, when I opened the former Point of the Load of sinners, but now I am to come to show, how Christ doth deliver sinners from the burden of the law, for so certainly he doth, we are redeemed from the Law by Christ, this is a great Point, and the right understanding of this will help us exceeding much in the understanding of many truths in religion. Wherefore, first, I shall show you, how far Christ hath not delivered us from the Law, that is, where it is, where it is not burdensome, Christ hath not delivered us from ⟨p. 229⟩that, but only from the Law so far as it is a Burden. Now you will say, in what respect may the Law be said to be a Burden? Certainly in those respects Christ cannot be said to give us Rest, in what respect the Law is good and not burdensome to the Saints. The Law certainly is good as the Apostle saith, in Rom. 7. Even at that time when his Soul was mightily troubled with his Corruption, and he even cried out, Oh wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from this Body of Sin? As it is in the latter end of the Chapter. But yet in the 12. verse, He professeth, that, The Law is holy, and the Commandment Holy, and Just, and good. Now then that that is Holy, and Just, and Good, certainly Christ did never come to deliver us from that, to redeem us from that, it can never be said to be a burden to those that are holy; that that is Holy, and Just, and good, cannot be a burden unto those that are Holy, so far as it is Holy, and Just, and good.

THe next burden that was upon Laden sinners that Christ cals unto him, it was the burden of the Law, you that are under the burden of the Law, come to me, and I wil give you Rest. I shewed in many Particulars, wherein the burden of the Law consisted, when I opened the former Point of the Load of sinners, but now I am to come to shew, how Christ doth deliver sinners from the burden of the law, for so certainly he doth, we are redeemed from the Law by Christ, this is a great Point, and the right understanding of this will help us exceeding much in the understanding of many truths in religion. Wherefore, first, I shall shew you, how far Christ hath not delivered us from the Law, that is, where it is, where it is not burdensom, Christ hath not delivered us from