...people into a bottle. What encouragement to those that are of a fearful heart ! Jesus says, " Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." He carries the lambs in his bosom, and gently leads those that are 'with young; those who are oppressed,...

...weary, heavy-laden, and burdened soul; and that he would give her to come to him, who saith, " Come to me, all ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest;" that Satan might have no interest in her; and that the Lord would do for her above all she could ask,...

...thirsty. " Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters," and drink abundantly, O beloved ! Whosoever will, let him come, and drink of the waters of life freely : Then he cries, Blessed are they that thirst, for I will give them of the waters of life, which shall...

...distress. He himself has kindly and graciously encouraged me to do so. " Come unto me," says he, " all ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest " Should it seem as if God did not intend to hear my prayer, I will not on that account cease praying....

...the Bible informs us, that the invitation is held forth to all; ' for whosoever will, let him take of the waters of life freely. ' —' Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.'—It teaches us, that we ought not to hesitate...

...with anxiety. It is you then that he invites to trust him when he says by the lips of Jesus, ' Come, ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.' " " Kest, — rest is what I have wanted," said 2 A 2 Erica, while her tears flowed gently ; " but...

...which the sacred writers describe as full of peace in believing. Our Blessed Lord said, " Come unto me, ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest j" but the Oxford Tractators only invite meu to fetter them with chains too galling, and to bind on...

...All the day long have I stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and gainsaying people?" "Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest," is the tender invitation of Christ to the sorrowful. Was it meant as a mockery to those " who mourn...

...enchantment, but his eye is fixed on the Captain of his salvation, his ear only hears the call, " Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." But we must pass onward to consider the two parts of which our duty is composed. " What (as a certain...

...law. Revelation is the primary intent, but it is not all. It is not merely written there, " Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest," as directions may be written on a way-post, or promises on deeds of parchment. Power is often given...