The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /

Love to enemies, the express image of our heavenly Father, by which we appear his children, begotten of him; overcomes evil by goodness, blunts the double edge of revenge; at least, the sharper edge, (which is always towards the Author of it) secures our selves from wounding impressions, and resentments; turns keen anger, into gentle pity; and substitutes mild, pleasant forgiveness, in the room of the much uneasier thoughts, and study of retaliation.

Love to enemies, the expresse image of our heavenly Father, by which we appear his children, begotten of him; overcomes evil by goodness, blunts the double edge of revenge; at least, the sharper edge, (which is alwayes towards the Author of it) secures our selves from wounding impressions, and resentments; turns keen anger, into gentle pity; and substitutes mild, pleasant forgiveness, in the room of the much uneasier thoughts, and study of retaliation.

Mercifulness towards the distressed, as our Father in Heaven is merciful, heaps blessings upon our Souls, and evidences our Title to what we are to live by the Divine mercy.

Mercifulnesse towards the distressed, as our Father in Heaven is merciful, heaps blessings upon our Souls, and evidences our Title to what we are to live by the Divine mercy.

An universal benignity, and propension to d• good to all; in imitation of the immense, diffusive goodness of God; is but kindness to our selves: Rewards it self by that greater pleasure is in giving, then in receiving; and associates us with God in the blessedness of this work, as well as in the disposition to it; who exercises loving kindness in the Earth, because delighteth therein.