But especially the Moral law, that was a great burden, a great yoke, as looked upon in the Covenant of works: now for that I shall not need to speak much, because I have opened it in the invitation of Christ, Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy laden, and there I showed unto you the burden of the Law, and from that, saith Christ, I will give you rest. I showed how Christ delivers from the burden of the Law, Certainly, the Gospel then is a great ease, to mention to you but two or three particulars in this, then I showed you there how it required absolute, impossible things, impossible unto us now, not unpossible unto Adam, n•t impossible to that power that Adam had at first, but impossible to us. Now it requires absolute perfection in every thing, it doth not admit of any repentance, no nor of any endeavour, not to accept of it, the Law accepts of no endeavour, except he continue in every thing, he accepts of no repentance. But now, saith Christ, my yoke is easy, I require nothing of you but what is easy, the Law doth not accept of endeavour, but I will accept of endeavour, if there be a will I will accept of it, if there be repentance I will accept of it, the Law would not do •t, let a Sinner weep his heart out, the Law would •ot accept of it; after you have sinned▪ the Law binds •ou over to an eternal curse, and had not Jesus Christ come into the world, you had been bound o•r to an eternal curse for ever, and that is the rea•• that the Angels cannot be saved, and therefore sa•h Christ, take heed of this yoke, this is a heavy bidden, that there should be no mediating, nothing should be accepted, but saith Christ, I will ⟨p. 726⟩bring you an easier yoke, it is not so when you come to believe in me, now your endeavours shall be accepted, and though you be imperfect, yet if you be upright, it shall be accepted.
But especially the Morral law, that was a great burden, a great yoke, as looked upon in the Covenant of works: now for that I shal not need to speak much, because I have opened it in the invitation of Christ, Come unto me, al ye that are weary and heavy laden, and there I shewed unto you the burden of the Law, and from that, saith Christ, I will give you rest. I shewed how Christ delivers from the burden of the Law, Certainly, the Gospel then is a great ease, to mention to you but two or three particulars in this, then I shewd you there how it required absolute, impossible things, impossible unto us now, not unpossible unto Adam, n•t impossible to that power that Adam had at first, but impossible to us. Now it requires absolute perfection in every thing, it doth not admit of any repentance, no nor of any endeavour, not to accept of it, the Law accepts of no endeavour, except he continue in every thing, he accepts of no repentance. But now, saith Christ, my yoke is easy, I require nothing of you but what is easy, the Law doth not accept of endeavour, but I will accept of endeavour, if there be a will I will accept of it, if there be repentance I will accept of it, the Law would not do •t, let a Sinner weep his heart out, the Law would •ot accept of it; after you have sinned▪ the Law binds •ou over to an eternal curse, and had not Jesus •hrist come into the world, you had been bound o•r to an eternal curse for ever, and that is the rea•• that the Angels cannot be saved, and therefore sa•h Christ, take heed of this yoke, this is a heavy b•den, that there should be no mediating, nothing should be accepted, but saith Christ, I will ⟨p. 726⟩bring you an easyer yoke, it is not so when you come to beleeve in mee, now your endeavours shal be accepted, and though you be imperfect, yet if you be upright, it shall be accepted.
