...minister of the New Covenant, and at least enabled to weep with a truer sympathy with them that weep. ' It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth,' and I have no doubt this same principle holds equally true of a congregation. "Much of the Divine purpose,...

...trial that awaited her. How forcible is that truth, when we reflect on the nature of human life, — " It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth," — the gentle yoke of resignation ; and to burst the iron bonds of passion ! A few months only had...

...time to recover, there is grace to be had. '' The long-suffering of God leadeth thee to repentance." " It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth : he sitteth alone, and keepeth silence because he hath borne it upon him." " God hath an ear to hear,"...

...which the burden is lightened, and the cross more easily borne. In this spirit bear ye your cross. It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth, to practise patience and meekness, when the spirit is most impetuous and unruly. It will save you many...

...her,' the runaway would answer, ' that when my father and my mother forsake me, the Lord taketh me up. It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth.' The father in despair would dash himself on the ground before all the brethren, and devote his son...

...ordinances of his Maker ; thou wouldest have him run loose like the wild ass in the desert : God tells him, It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth, Lam. iii. 27 ; even the yoke of the divine precepts, the stooping whereunto is the best and truest...

...obtain a crown of life ? I much desire may " bear the cross and despise the shame." Do we not read "it is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth ?" I know it is the way to become the child of our Heavenly Father by adoption. May • be willing...

...time, the set time, to favor this College will have come. FRIENDS OF LAFAYETTE: — It is written, it is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth. The saying is just as true of an institution as of a man. As a man who has come into prosperity after...

...the Sabbath, are more prone than others to run into vice, cannot stand with the opinion of Solomon, " It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth." This notion, which is no less pernicious than absurd, sounds as different from Solomon's judgment as...

...authority over you in your father, and all will go smoothly. Do you remember the text which says, ' It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth?' Only try it, Edmund, and you will get along, as the horse did, to the admiration of every one, and...