Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

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.

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 endeavors. It is true, if thou art come to Christ, Christ will accept thee; but know this, that it is the priviledg of a beleever, it is not the priviledg of every one; there is a generation of men that are under the Law, whose desires shall not be accepted, as I shewed 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 endeavors shal he accepted of God as performances, now this is a blessed estate.

Fifthly, The Rest of the Soul in Christ, as it hath reference to deliverance from the burden of the Law, consists in this, That now all the Duties that God requires at thy hand, are required in a sweet and a gentle way, the services that God requires, are required of thee in a gentle, and a loving way, God indeed comes and requires the same things that the Law requires of thee, I but, he comes to draw thy Soul with the Cords of Love, We beseech you (saith the Apostle) by the mercies of God,