Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Thirdly, another way of delivering believers in the performance of duties as a burden is this. When in the duty that such a one performs Christ goes along with them unto the father, and he himself tenders them up unto God the father, and thus they come to be easy unto the hearts of believers; whereas those that perform duties in a legal way, they go alone unto Gods presence, without any to go with them. And again when they are there, they must tender up all they do themselves to God, and the truth is, they can have little heart to this, knowing, what God is and how they have offended God and provoked him. As thus, suppose a malefactor, that hath wronged the king, he must go into his presence and petition, but he hath no body to go with him, and no ⟨p. 267⟩body to join with him to tender up his petition, but he must go himself, now he goes with no heart in the world, with no encouragement, indeed, he must go, there is no other way to save his life, he must die else, but going so alone, and having none to help him, he goes very heavily. But now suppose another that is to go into the presence of a King, and the Kings dear and only Son, Shall take him by the hand and say, come, I will go with thee, and what hast thou here? a petition, come give it me, and I will present it to my father, and I will get it granted, O! how merrily and cheerfully doth he go into the presence of the King. Just so it is between a legal performer of duties, and an evangelical performer of duties, those that perform duties in a legal way, and go into the presence of God in a legal way, they go alone, they have no body to go with them to help them, and this must needs make them to go very heavily: But a believer needs never go into Gods presence alone, it may be you are at prayer alone in your closets, but you are not in Gods presence alone, Christ takes you by the hand, and carries you into the presence of your father, and those poor petitions, and broken prayers that you present, Christ takes them in his hand, and presents them to the father, and this the soul may see by faith, and O! how comfortable is this▪ when duties are performed in such a manner as this, I go to a duty, but Christ stands by me, takes all that I have to tender up to the father, and he tenders it up for me.

Thirdly, another way of delivering beleevers in the performance of duties as a burden is this. When in the duty that such a one performes Christ goes along with them unto the father, and he himself tenders them up unto God the father, and thus they come to be easy unto the hearts of beleevers; whereas those that perform duties in a legal way, they go alone unto Gods presence, without any to go with them. And again when they are there, they must tender up al they do themselves to God, and the truth is, they can have little heart to this, knowing, what God is and how they have offended God and provoked him. As thus, suppose a malefactor, that hath wronged the king, he must go into his presence and petition, but he hath no body to go with him, and no