Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

1. Then first from the Meditation of this their delivery they may have Rest and ease from this temptation, that because of some imperfections, weaknesses, and distempers of Heart, and sins that they are guilty of, therefore they have no interest at all in Christ, they have no interest to believe in Christ, because of that. The strength of this temptation cannot stand with the right knowledge of Christ, as delivered from the Law, if Christ delivers from the Law, then an interest in Christ may stand, though we be not able to keep the Law. Yea, And further, we know this, that it is usual with believers upon the breach of the Law in any thing, to call ⟨p. 250⟩their estates into question, all into question. Certainly, if we know that we are to deal with God, not by the Covenant of works, not to be cast by the Law, we would never be so ready to call all into question, upon any breach of the Law that our conscience tells us we have been guilty of.

1. Then first from the Meditation of this their delivery they may have Rest and ease from this temptation, that because of some imperfections, weaknesses, and distempers of Heart, and sins that they are guilty of, therefore they have no interest at al in Christ, they have no interest to beleeve in Christ, because of that. The strength of this temptation cannot stand with the right knowledg of Christ, as delivered from the Law, if Christ delivers from the Law, then an interest in Christ may stand, though we be not able to keep the Law. Yea, And further, we know this, that it is usual with beleevers upon the breach of the Law in any thing, to call ⟨p. 250⟩their estates into question, all into question. Certainly, if we know that we are to deal with God, not by the Covenant of works, not to be cast by the Law, we would never be so ready to cal all into question, upon any breach of the Law that our conscience tels us we have been guilty of.

2. Further, This would marvellously help against this temptation likewise. That God accepts not of what we do, because it is not perfect, because it is not complete: when believers look upon their duties that they do perform, and see so many imperfections in them, they dare not tender them up to God, God is an infinite, Holy, just God, and they are ashamed of what they have done, so as they dare not tender them up to God, now the right knowledge of our deliverance from the Law, would help us against this temptation likewise. Remember O thou believer, that thou hast to deal with God in a Covenant of Grace, thou hast to deal with him in Christ through a better Covenant then the Covenant of the Law.