Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Though I be delivered from my sin, from the Guilt of it, from the condemning power that the Law hath through my sin, yet it is my affliction, my trouble, and so I look upon it, now peace and Rest be to that Soul from what the Law can require, so that, as we go along, we may not only see the benefit ⟨p. 244⟩we have by Christ, but who they are that are thus delivered, those who though they know they are delivered from the Burden of it, yet they do account their sins the afflictions of their Soul, whereas others, that are, merely Legal, they apprehend their Souls as guilty and under condemnation, but if they were delivered from it they would look upon their sins as their wounds and afflictions. The Saints, they see that they are now made the objects of Gods pity and compassion towards them; and hence is the Reason, that Christ is willing if it be possible, to find many excuses that may be made for his poor Servants, thou shalt not need to find out any excuse, if there be any thing that may alleviate and lessen thy sin, Christ will find it our, and lessen it for thee. You know what Christ saith to his Disciples when they were sleeping, and could not watch one hour, though he rebukes them, yet he saith, though the flesh is weak, yet the Spirit is willing. Mark how Christ excuse them, they do not say when Christ comes and saith, cannot you watch with me one hour? Alas it is true Master, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, they do not say thus, but Christ saith so to them, and the truth is, this is the way, to leave their excuse to Christ, their way is to aggravate their sins as much as may be, and it is the temper of those that are come to Christ, it is not their care to lessen their sins, but they do what they can to aggravate their sins, and lay it upon their Hearts for the humbling of their Souls, but Christ undertakes to excuse them.

Though I be delivered from my sin, from the Guilt of it, from the condemning power that the Law hath through my sin, yet it is my affliction, my trouble, and so I look upon it, now peace and Rest be to that Soul from what the Law can require, so that, as we go along, we may not only see the benefit ⟨p. 244⟩we have by Christ, but who they are that are thus delivered, those who though they know they are delivered from the Burden of it, yet they do account their sins the afflictions of their Soul, whereas others, that are, meerly Legal, they apprehend their Souls as guilty and under condemnation, but if they were delivered from it they would look upon their sins as their wounds and afflictions. The Saints, they see that they are now made the objects of Gods pitty and compassion towards them; and hence is the Reason, that Christ is willing if it be possible, to find many excuses that may be made for his poor Servants, thou shalt not need to find out any excuse, if there be any thing that may alleviate and lessen thy sin, Christ will find it our, and lessen it for thee. You know what Christ saith to his Disciples when they were sleeping, and could not watch one hour, though he rebukes them, yet he saith, though the flesh is weak, yet the Spirit is willing. Mark how Christ excuse them, they do not say when Christ comes and saith, cannot you watch with me one hour? Alas it is true Master, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, they do not say thus, but Christ saith so to them, and the truth is, this is the way, to leave their excuse to Christ, their way is to aggravate their sins as much as may be, and it is the temper of those that are come to Christ, it is not their care to lessen their sins, but they do what they can to aggravate their sins, and lay it upon their Hearts for the humbling of their Souls, but Christ undertakes to excuse them.