The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in CambridgeThe vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge

In the fifth place. True, §5saving faith is that grace whereby the soul takes up the yoke of Christ, and the burden of Christ upon his soul. Christs burden, does unburden all other burdens, the very taking Christs burden upon a man, does ease him of all other burdens. This may seem strange to you, that the taking of a new burden, should ease one of the former: if a man be carrying coals or wood, the taking of a new burden would not ease him of the former; but the burden of Christ (Believe) is of another nature. Austin distinguishes ⟨p. 106⟩them; there is a burden burdening, and a burden supporting: he expresses it thus; The feathers that a bird or a foul is clothed with, they have a weight in them, the wings and feathers have a weight, a pound of feathers is as heavy as a pound of lead; there is a weight in those feathers, yet notwithstanding, they bear up the burden of the body; though there be a weight in them one weight bears up another: Or as 'tis with your coaches, the wheels are heavy; yet notwithstanding, being fastened unto the coach, unto the body of the coach, makes the body to go away the lighter, though they be heavy in themselves, So now 'tis here, the burden of Jesus Christ it makes all other burdens to go away the lighter. Faith, true, saving Faith, it is the grace that takes up the burden of Christ upon the soul, and so thereby all other burdens are made the lighter, and difficulties and discouragements overcome.

In the fifth place. True, §5saving faith is that grace whereby the soule takes up the yoke of Christ, and the burden of Christ upon his soule. Christs burden, does unburden all other burdens, the very taking Christs burden upon a man, does ease him of all other burdens. This may seem strange to you, that the taking of a new burden, should ease one of the former: if a man be carrying coales or wood, the taking of a new burden would not ease him of the former; but the burden of Christ (Belove) is of another nature. Austin distinguishes ⟨p. 106⟩them; there is a burden burdening, and a burden supporting: he expresses it thus; The feathers that a bird or a foule is cloathed with, they have a weight in them, the wings and feathers have a weight, a pound of feathers is as heavy as a pound of lead; there is a weight in those feathers, yet notwithstanding, they beare up the burden of the body; though there be a weight in them one weight beares up another: Or as 'tis with your coaches, the wheeles are heavy; yet notwithstanding, being fastened unto the coach, unto the body of the coach, makes the body to go away the lighter, though they be heavy in themselves, So now 'tis here, the burden of Jesus Christ it makes all other burdens to go away the lighter. Faith, true, saving Faith, it is the grace that takes up the burden of Christ upon the soule, and so thereby all other burdens are made the lighter, and difficulties and discouragements overcome.