Four books on the eleventh of Matthew

First of all, a carnal heart finds ease in Christs yoke and ease in the yoke of sin both, they find ease in both yokes, when they have a temptation to sin, that is comfortable to them, when it is suitable to their own ends to their own ways, when they come to perform duty and come to the Church, and sometimes pray, and receive Sacraments, and the like, they think they find a great deal of ease there, they are content with both, now it is quite otherwise with a gracious heart, a gracious heart finds ease in the yoke of Christ, but there is nothing more burdensome to a gracious heart then the yoke of sin, the yoke of Christ is such an ease as cannot stand: with ease under the yoke of any sin, but the yoke of sin it is burdensome and intolerable unto the heart that hath true ease in the yoke of Jesus Christ. Yea, and the more ease any gracious heart hath in bearing the yoke of Christ, the more intolerable is the burden that such a heart hath when it is under the yoke of sin; if at any time sin doth prevail with one that is come under subjection to Jesus Christ, O! how grievous is that sin, and therefore grievous, because such a foul knows what the difference is between the yoke of Christ, and the yoke of sin, therefore it is grievous, It is not only grievous, because it brings terror to the soul through fear of judgment and fear of hell, but it is grievous, because the soul knows a difference between the yoke of Christ and the yoke of sin. As now, if a man hath been acquainted with a service to some Noble man or ⟨p. 651⟩Prince, and hath a great deal of Honour and respect, and gained very much, and afterwards this man should come to be a slave in the Galleys, Oh, how burdensome would this be to him upon this ground, because he once knew a better service, he knew what it was to serve such a Prince, that was a gracious Prince, and loved him and delighted in him, and required nothing of him but that that was very suitable to him, now if such a one comes to the Galley, it will be very grievous.

First of al, a carnal heart finds ease in Christs yoke and ease in the yoke of sin both, they find ease in both yokes, when they have a temptation to sin, that is comfortable to them, when it is suitable to their own ends to their own waies, when they come to performe duty and come to the Church, and somtimes pray, and receive Sacraments, and the like, they think they find a great deal of ease there, they are content with both, now it is quite otherwise with a gracious heart, a gracious heart finds ease in the yoke of Christ, but there is nothing more burdensom to a gracious heart then the yoke of sin, the yoke of Christ is such an ease as cannot stand: with ease under the yoke of any sin, but the yoke of sin it is burdensome and intollerable unto the heart that hath true ease in the yoke of Jesus Christ. Yea, and the more ease any gracious heart hath in bearing the yoke of Christ, the more intolerable is the burden that such a heart hath when it is under the yoke of sin; if at any time sin doth prevail with one that is come under subjection to Jesus Christ, O! how greivous is that sin, and therefore greivous, because such a foul knows what the difference is between the yoke of Christ, and the yoke of sin, therefore it is grievous, It is not only greivous, because it brings terror to the soul through fear of judgment and fear of hell, but it is grievous, because the soul knows a difference between the yoke of Christ and the yoke of sin. As now, if a man hath been acquainted with a service to some Noble man or