...heaven-constructed sentences which lead the mind from earth to heaven by a single image — " Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." He described fully and forcibly the bitter burden of sin, giving due weight to its temptations and...

...invitation is universally given : " Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters." " Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." We are exhorted, under a sense of the evils of life, of the bondage of sin, of the fear of death, to...

...longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is," Psalm Ixiii. 1. Jesus cries, " Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy-laden and I will give you rest ;" but you regard not, because you think you have no need. You are not " weary." " Thou sayest I am...

...waiting for the word in Moorfields. I invited them in my Master's words, as well as name : Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy-laden ; and I will give you rest. The Lord was with me, even me, the meanest of his messengers, according to his promise". At St. Paul's,...

...earth, that Saviour is as tender as ever ; and to yon, O children of want and woe ! he says, " Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy-laden ; and I will give you rest." But I hasten to notice the greatest boon which the Saviour purchased. Returning to an instance already...

...the Lord, and he shall sustain thee ; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." " Come unto me, all ye that labour, and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." When the Rector had pronounced these texts, he perceived that the old man appeared calmer ; so much...

...lay hold of the hope set before you,"— to obey the far-sounding and attractive call, " Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest."—" Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters."—" The spirit and the bride say, Come; and let...

...God by him;" he reads, " Him that cometh unto me, I will in no wise cast out;" he reads, " Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavyladen, and I will give you rest." He comes, or endeavours to come and believe and trust, accordingly. At first his fears of rejection...

...also to grant you a share in his own honours. This is his free and gracious invitation — " Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest ! " This is his encouraging assurance — " Him that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out." '...

...Christ. He called us when we were afar off. He invited us to taste of his love : and said, ' Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.' And shall we refuse his gracious call and not come to him ? Ah, my dear friends, we are very sinful...