Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest

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.

Now the burden of affliction is very grievous to many, the Burden of poverty, disgrace, sickness or the like; those whom God lets prosper in their ways, little think what burdens are upon their Brethren; how many in these days are there of our Brethren, that groan under these Burdens, though we do not feel them? We know not how soon we may be brought under them, and therefore it will be very seasonable to show the Rest that we have in Christ even from under these Burdens. I have spent some time in opening the grievousness of other Burdens, now this burden of outward afflictions men are so sensible of, that there needs not much for the opening of them, but only to tell all that feel these burdens, that they may come unto this promise Yea, and they are under this invitation, Christ invites them to come to him for Rest for these Burdens.