χρηστός, kindly to wear. Christ's doctrine fits and satisfies our whole spiritual nature reason, heart, conscience, “the sweet reasonableness of Christ”. φορτίον, the burden of obligation. ἐλαφρόν : in one respect Christ's burden is the heaviest of all because His moral ideal is the highest. But just on that account it is light. Lofty, noble ideals inspire and attract; vulgar ideals are oppressive. Christ's commandment is difficult, but not like that of the Rabbis, grievous. (vide With Open Face.)

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