Patristic A.D. 407
“By what He had said, He brought His disciples to have a desire towards Him, shewing them His unspeakable excellence; and now He invites them to Him, saying, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden.”
Catena Aurea: Gospel of Matthew, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 11:28-30
PD · J. H. Newman (Oxford, 1841) ↗