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OK. First, I hope you read the the rest of the post which this last portion came from, part of which stated,

This does not mean a sinner stops sinning to come to Christ, but as those who do come to Christ are choosing light over darkness, (Jn. 3:19-21) so those who come to Christ to be saved from their sins are those which have a basic change of heart, from darkness the light, which shall be manifest in works which correspond to repentance, “things which accompany salvation,” (Heb. 6:9) according to the light they have.

Then note in the last section at issue that the first paragraph presents what manner gospel preached in the book of Acts was as regards repentance, which was the context of the post. And in which what repentance meant to some as part of conversion was considered, with some preaching a “stop sinning and come to Christ” type gospel.

Beginning the second sentence the word “but” serves to make a distinction, qualifying that the repentance preached in Acts was a basic repentance of faith, that is, from unbelief in the Lord Jesus to faith in Him, which (consistent with what i described before) signified a basic turning in heart from darkness to light, and which results in the inner transformation that resulted in effectually turning away from sin to serve Him who died in rose again.

Beginning the second paragraph, the important word “but” is used again to signify a another distinction in describing a gospel which I had previously censured as as one that does not bring souls under the Biblical conviction which works to brings souls to see their need for mercy, and and it is that gospel-lite preaching which increasingly predominates today.

Sorry for presuming to much upon the context , and not making the distinction clearer.

“The gospel preaching in the book of Acts called souls to repentance, but it was a basic repentance of faith, recognizing Jesus is Lord and trusting in Him for salvation, out of which transformed lives result.

But it is the gospel of least resistance (and which is the least difficult to preach), and which does not work to convict men of sin, righteousness and judgment - and which [conviction] brings them to appreciate mercy - that marks the latter days we are in.”