Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Christ does not absolve you from sin so you may sin with greater freedom, but that raised by His grace you may take His yoke and restrain the licentiousness of your flesh. His point is to form you to imitate Himself, since the obstinacy of flesh makes His yoke seem harsh until His example has accustomed you to it.
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When all around is discouraging, cities in ruin, most men careless of their own happiness, Christ looks upward and gives thanks: though Israel be not gathered, yet shall He be glorious. His thanksgiving for the remnant of babes who receive the gospel is the sovereign cordial that silences drooping souls and defeats the melancholy of grief and fear.
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Commenting on Matthew 11:25-30
Christ calls faith in Him and obedience to His ordinances a yoke, set against the unbearable traditions of the Pharisees. His commandments are easy and light not because unregenerate nature finds them so, but because believers, upheld by His Spirit and the discovery of His love, embrace them with cheerfulness and delight.
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