Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse III · §24 · John Wesley

The children of God

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Blessed are those who are thus continually employed in the work of faith and the labor of love (1 Thessalonians 1:3), for they shall be called, that is, they shall be, a common Hebrew way of speaking, the children of God. God shall continue to them the Spirit of adoption (Romans 8:15). Yes, he shall pour it more abundantly into their hearts. He shall bless them with all the blessings of his children. He shall acknowledge them as sons before angels and people, and if sons, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17).

1771 text

7. Blessed are they who are thus continually employed, in the work of faith and the labour of love. For they shall be called, that is, shall be (a common hebraism) the children of God. God shall continue unto them the Spirit of adoption, yea, shall pour it more abundantly into their hearts. He shall bless them with all the blessings of his children. He shall acknowledge them as sons before angels and men; and if sons, then heirs; heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ.

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The third sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 5:8-12: the pure in heart, the peacemakers, and those persecuted for righteousness' sake.

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Wesley's own sermon in updated English wording. The 1771 panel is the text of the Works Wesley himself had printed in 1771. It is public domain.

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Sermon 23 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 5:8-12.

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