Merciful as he is merciful
Now God is love (1 John 4:8). Therefore those who resemble him in the spirit of their minds are transformed into the same image (2 Corinthians 3:18). They are merciful even as he is merciful (Luke 6:36). Their soul is all love. They are kind, benevolent, compassionate, tenderhearted, and that not only to the good and gentle but also to the wayward (1 Peter 2:18). Yes, they are, like him, loving to every man, and their mercy extends to all his works (Psalm 145:9).
1771 text
Now God is love. Therefore they who resemble him in the spirit of their minds, are transformed into the same image. They are merciful, even as he is merciful. Their soul is all love. They are kind, benevolent, compassionate, tender-hearted: and that not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. Yea, they are, like him, loving unto every man, and their mercy extends to all his works.
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Catalogue & scope
Sermon 29 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 6:24-34.
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