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Matthew 11:28

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Rest for the weary.

We have here—

I. A BURDEN.

1. Some are laden with sin.

2. Others groan under the distresses of life.

II. A RELIEF.

1. Christ offers pardon to the guilty.

2. Christ offers purity to the unholy.

3. Christ offers grace for the needy.

III. THE MEANS.

1. We must go to Christ.

To this end we must seek him. In his house; at his table; at the footstool of his throne.

2. We must approach him humbly.

"I loathe myself when God I see,

And into nothing fall."

3. We must approach him obediently.

4. We must approach him believingly.

How lamentable that all do not come to Jesus! Angels lament this. Good men lament it. There is no excuse for those who will not seek such a blessed Saviour.—J.A.M.

HOMILIES BY R. TUCK

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