...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...

...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...

...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...

...stretches out his arms towards me"—and he then stretched out his own — "and he says, Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavyladen, and I will give you rest! " He smiled and wept when he spoke these words. When he expressed himself upon these subjects, there...

...meditate on his words, and ponder on the invitation offered even to thee: Jesus said—' Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto...

...out his arms towards rne" — and he then stretched out his own — "and he says, Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavyladen, and I will give you rest! " He smiled and wept when he spoke these words. When he expressed himself upon these subjects, there...

...sinners — do not talk of being lost, while your Saviour draws near to you and says, ' Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.' " " Oh, Reuben, you do not know how deeply I have sinned — how I have sinned against conscience,...

...believer finds the most blessed rest of spirit, as Christ promised when he said, " Come unto me all ye that are weary and heavyladen, and I will give you rest." The one-eyed man may represent bigotry, which has an eye only for theory and creeds, and whether found...

...breathe ? Who does not listen with grateful admiration to his accents, when he says, " Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy-laden ; and I will give you rest," &c. ? This wisest and best of Instructors wins us by his gentleness, at the same time that he teaches...

...or whether he is estranged from him. Christ has told us how we can find peace. " Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." £> THE TWENTY-THIRD REPORT OF THE AMERICAN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION, WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL...