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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. They object that Christ himself confesseth it to be a Yoke, and a burden; but no that we answer with Christ, his Yoke is easy, and his Burden is light. Certainly there are burdens which grieve not the bearers at all, as the burden of feathers upon a Birds back; it is nothing grievous to her, but rather bears her up; and a burden of Gold and Jewels upon a mans back (supposing it the reward of his portage, and the hire of his labour) it is nothing grievous to him, but rather cheers him up. Men, Brethren, and Fathers, if we will but come and close with Christ, the Spirit is given to enable us, and Heaven is promised to encourage us; the one gives power, and the other stirs up our affections, and how then should we complain of pressure? O it is a sweet burden! sweetened by his Grace, and sweetened by his Spirit, and sweetened by a principle of love, O how I love thy Law? 1and sweetened by a principle of delight, Thy Law is my delight; and sweetened with a promise of reward, In the keeping of thy Commandments there is great reward.
1. They object that Christ himself confesseth it to be a Yoak, and a burthen; but no that we answer with Christ, his Yoak is easie, and his Burthen is light. Certainly there are burthens which grieve not the bearers at all, as the burthen of feathers upon a Birds back; it is nothing grievous to her, but rather bears her up; and a burthen of Gold and Jewels upon a mans back (supposing it the reward of his portage, and the hire of his labour) it is nothing grievous to him, but rather cheers him up. Men, Brethren, and Fathers, if we will but come and close with Christ, the Spirit is given to enable us, and Heaven is promised to encourage us; the one gives power, and the other stirs up our affections, and how then should we complain of pressure? O it is a sweet burthen! sweetned by his Grace, and sweetned by his Spirit, and sweetned by a principle of love, O how I love thy Law? 1and sweetned by a principle of delight, Thy Law is my delight; and sweetned with a promise of reward, In the keeping of thy Commandments there is great reward.