Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

Of the burden of outward afflictions, and the grievousness thereof laid open in three Particulars. 1. In themselves they are a part of the curse of the Law 2. They hinder much in doing Service to God. 3. They often help forward many strong Temptations. Why God will have his Saints to be under this Burden, Namely, 1. Because he will have his Servants to honour and obey him, merely out of Love. 2. Because he knoweth that thus their Corruptions may be best mortified. 3. To be a Stumbling-block to the wicked.

Of the burden of outward afflictions, and the grievousness thereof laid open in three Particulars. 1. In themselves they are a part of the curse of the Law 2. They hinder much in doing Service to God. 3. They often help forward many strong Temptations. Why God wil have his Saints to be under this Burden, Namely, 1. Because he wil have his Servants to honor and obey him, meerly out of Love. 2. Because he knoweth that thus their Corruptions may be best mortified. 3. To be a Stumbling-block to the wicked.

The next Burden is, The Burden of affliction, the Burden of outward afflictions, Poverty, disgrace, ⟨p. 112⟩sickness, or any kind of trouble in this world; you shall find these things to be very Burdensome to you. Now Christ calls such as Labour under this Burden to come to him, and promiseth to give them Rest, Christ hath a tender affection towards poor Creatures under outward burdens, towards all those that the Father hath given to him, especially when they are Burdened with outward affliction and the Gospel hath in it abundance of refreshments to help and ease sinners that feel the Burden of afflictions in this world, no such way of ease and Rest unto them as by the Grace of God in Christ as we shall open more fully when we come to the promise.

THe next Burden is, The Burden of affliction, the Burden of outward afflictions, Poverty, disgrace, ⟨p. 112⟩sickness, or any kind of trouble in this world; you shal find these things to be very Burdensom to you. Now Christ cals such as Labor under this Burden to come to him, and promiseth to give them Rest, Christ hath a tender affection towards poor Creatures under outward burdens, towards all those that the Father hath given to him, especially when they are Burdened with outward affliction and the Gospel hath in it abundance of refreshments to help and ease sinners that feel the Burden of afflictions in this world, no such way of ease and Rest unto them as by the Grace of God in Christ as we shal open more fully when we come to the promise.