Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Then indeed is a christian well improved in Evangelical obedience, when he doth account duties to be mercies, and when mercies are turned into duties, as when we turn Gods mercies into duties, that is an argument we receive Gods mercies from a Covenant of grace, and there will be links of Gods mercies towards us, so when we account our duties to be mercies, that is an argument there is evangelical obedience in the heart, and there will be a constancy in the heart in performing of them. Those that perform duties in an Evangelical way, they look upon them as a golden chain about their necks for ornament, and not as a chain about their necks as bonds and Fetters to tie them to them. Here is the difference between one that performs duties in a legal way, and one that performs duties in an Evangelical way; One that performs duties in a Legal way, he looks upon duties as bonds about his neck, he is bound to them as with a chain; but the other that performs duties in an Evangelical way, his duties are as ornaments, as chains of Gold about his neck. And the ground of this similitude, I have in Prov. 3.22. My son keep sound wisdom and discretion, so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck. The ways of wisdom, that is the ways of Godliness, they are life to the Godly, and they are a grace to the neck, that is, they carry Gods commandments about with them, not as a prisoner carries his chains, but as one that carries a chain about his neck, and he glories in it. That place is very observable likewise for this, that you have in Deuter. 33. comparing ver. 2. with the words that follow after. Verse the second, The Law of God is called a fiery Law. From his right hand went a fiery Law for them. But mark verse 4. Moses commanded us a Law, even the inheritance ⟨p. 283⟩of the congregation of Jacob. From hence this note plainly results, that let there be never so much seeming severity in any Law of God, in any commandment that requires duty, yet even this commandment of God is accounted an inheritance unto the souls of the Saints of God, to be as the joy of their hearts, they account their riches to be in Gods commandments, not only to be in heaven, but the very commandment they account their riches, and their happiness.

Then indeed is a christian wel improved in Evangelical obedience, when he doth account duties to be mercies, and when mercies are turned into duties, as when we turne Gods mercies into duties, that is an argument we receive Gods mercies from a Covenant of grace, and there wil be linkes of Gods mercies towards us, so when we account our duties to be mercies, that is an argument there is evangelical obedience in the heart, and there wil be a constancy in the heart in performing of them. Those that performe duties in an Evangelical way, they look upon them as a golden chain about their necks for ornament, and not as a chain about their necks as bonds and Fetters to tie them to them. Here is the difference between one that performes duties in a legal way, and one that performes duties in an Evangelical way; One that performes duties in a Legal way, he lookes upon duties as bonds about his neck, he is bound to them as with a chain; but the other that performes duties in an Evangelical way, his duties are as ornaments, as chains of Gold about his neck. And the ground of this similitude, I have in