..." Remember their Creator in the days of their youth." He adduces a variety of arguments to prove " It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth." He appeals to them, " Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide of my...

...seeketh him. 26 // is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. 27 ve. b Luke 46. PSALMS. in remission of sins. that fear t 28 He sitteth alone and keepeth grits and stones. Compare Ps. cii. 9 ; Job vi. 7- W. Lowth. 17. —...

...Divine Truth itself then, and the Lord himself from whom it proceeds, that declares in our text, " It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth." \Vhat is the genuine meaning of this saying ? In a general sense, by bearing the yoke, is meant, to...

...to the country over which he was to govern. Thus we see how " God moves in a mysterious way ;" and " it is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth ;" while, though the bread of deceit may at first be sweet to a man, yet afterwards his mouth shall...

...and it is good that a man should be his time held under it; as is that saying of the Lamentations : " It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth," Lam. iii. 21 ; that is, at his first awakem'ng. So long as seems good to this Holy Spirit to work in...

...from the Dead to the Living. Rev. Thos. L. Shlpman. 695 A Faithful Saying. ReA. Mark Tucker, DD 696 It Is Good for a Man that he bear the Yoke in his Youth. Rev. Jofepb McKee. 697 The Law of Influences. Rev. Joseph McKee. VOL. XXXI. 1857. «8S A Sermon for...

...Such is the institution of Providence. Let youth respect the wisdom and the mercy of the appointment. "It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth:" and not only the parental yoke, hut that also, which, for the benefit of the pupil is necessarily imposed...

...Saviour, the true vinedresser, is frequently pruning them by crosses and sanctified afflictions. " It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth." Lam. iii. 27. Our Lord says, " Every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth...

...that Thy judgments are right, and that Thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. (Psalm 119:71, 74-75) It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because He hath borne it upon him. He putteth his mouth in the...

...'Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him'. This idea is developed in the next verse (27): 'It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth'. He is suggesting that sufferings have an educational value; strict education can even be helpful to...