Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Fourthly, As the Lord will find out every spark of good that is in them, so even their desires and endeavours after the will of God, though they are not able to attain to what they would, it shall be accepted as the deed. The other was, suppose you do not do the will of God, yet if there be any habit, any disposition, any principle of Grace, though nothing be done, though they cannot perceive any beginning of it, yet that shall, be accepted; but this is further; let them but strive to do Gods will, let them Labour after perfection, and the Lord accepts the will for the deed. Hence in Scripture those that are godly are called perfect, As many as are perfect, and Be ye perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect.

Fourthly, As the Lord wil find out every spark of good that is in them, so even their desires and endeavors after the will of God, though they are not able to attaine to what they would, it shal be accepted as the deed. The other was, suppose you do not do the will of God, yet if there be any habit, any disposition, any principle of Grace, though nothing be done, though they cannot perceive any begining of it, yet that shal, be accepted; but this is further; let them but strive to do Gods will, let them Labor after perfection, and the Lord accepts the will for the deed. Hence in Scripture those that are godly are called perfect, As many as are perfect, and Be ye perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect.

Quest. You will say, Can we be perfect in this World.

Answ. No, But this is the Grace of God in the Gospel, that those that come to Christ, the Lord accepts the will for the deed, here is blessed ease and Rest for the Soul in Christ, wert thou under the Law, this could not be, and though men say they do, and they Hope God will accept of their desires and endeavours. It is true, if thou art come to Christ, Christ will accept thee; but know this, that it is the privilege of a believer, it is not the privilege of every one; there is a generation of men that are under the Law, whose desires shall not be accepted, as I showed in opening of the burden of the Law, But the man that doth these things shall live by them, So runs the Tenure of the Law, but here is ease for thy Soul, if thou doest understand how the Law runs, thy Heart cannot but sink within thee, but this is that that gives ease to the Soul, I am now come under another condition, I being in Christ, Christ gives Rest and ease unto the Souls of those that come to him, that their desires and endeavours shall he accepted of God as performances, now this is a blessed estate.