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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1651
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 11 › Verse 4: VERS. 4.
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.
Because of some Instruments, some bridle that was 1fastened to the yoke that was on their neck and put into their jaws. Therefore there's this phrase, Lifting up the yoke from their jaws.
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Luther upon the place understands this of that spiritual 1ease that there is in the yoke of Jesus Christ: so saith he, The Lord by his Spirit doth help us to obey; he doth not only command, and tell us what to obey, but assists us with his Spirit, and gives us power, and lifts up the yoke, and bears it together himself with us, and hence Christ tells us that his yoke is easy, and his burden is light. Indeed it's an easy yoke in comparison of the Law, the Law saith, Do this, and live; do not, and die: the Law takes advantage upon every infirmity, It admits not of endeavours without performances, It gives no strength to what it commands; Oh! but the yoke of 2Christ is easy, Christ continues strength; there's never a Command without a promise to give strength; As an artery that runs together with the veins. And Christ accepts of endeavours, Oh! the yoke of the Gospel is far easier than the yoke of the Law.
Luther upon the place understands this of that spiritual 1ease that there is in the yoke of Jesus Christ: so saith he, The Lord by his Spirit doth help us to obey; he doth not only command, and tel us what to obey, but assists us with his Spirit, and gives us power, and lifts up the yoke, and bears it together himself with us, and hence Christ tells us that his yoke is easie, and his burden is light. Indeed it's an easie yoke in comparison of the Law, the Law saith, Do this, and live; do not, and die: the Law takes advantage upon every infirmity, It admits not of endeavors without performances, It gives no strength to what it commands; Oh! but the yoke of