Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Rest » Spiritual
take my yoke upon you, and learn to be meek like me, and of an humble temper: and ye shall enjoy tranquillity of mind.
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Let us therefore fear, lest any of us by rejecting the promise of entring into his rest, should be excluded from it. for to us was the good promise made, as well as to them: but the word address'd to them was not effectually receiv'd with faith by those that heard it. Whereas 'tis we who have believed that shall enter into rest, as he said, "wherefore I have sworn in my wrath, that they shall not enter into my rest." which is different from that rest, at the beginning of the world, when the work of creation was finished. read more.
of which in a certain place relating to the seventh day, 'tis said, "and God did rest the seventh day from all his works." but in this place 'tis said, "they shall not enter into my rest." Since there remains then a rest which some are still to enter into, for they to whom the promise was first made, did not enter in, because of their incredulity; he pointed out another time in the words, which were spoken by David, a long time after their going into Canaan, in the passage just now quoted, "today since ye hear his voice, harden not your hearts." for if Joshuah had given them rest, David would not afterwards have mentioned another day. which shows that the people of God have a sabbath still to come. then he that enters into divine rest, will indeed rest from his works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any of us by imitating their incredulity, should fall short thereof like them.
of which in a certain place relating to the seventh day, 'tis said, "and God did rest the seventh day from all his works." but in this place 'tis said, "they shall not enter into my rest." Since there remains then a rest which some are still to enter into, for they to whom the promise was first made, did not enter in, because of their incredulity; he pointed out another time in the words, which were spoken by David, a long time after their going into Canaan, in the passage just now quoted, "today since ye hear his voice, harden not your hearts." for if Joshuah had given them rest, David would not afterwards have mentioned another day. which shows that the people of God have a sabbath still to come. then he that enters into divine rest, will indeed rest from his works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any of us by imitating their incredulity, should fall short thereof like them.
Symbols and similitudes » Canaan, of the spiritual rest
so I swear in my wrath, that they should not enter into my rest." Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you such incredulity as to make you desert the living God.
but in this place 'tis said, "they shall not enter into my rest."
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