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Observe here, 1. The grace and duty recommended, Meekness.
2. The wages and reward belonging to that grace and duty, the inheritance of the earth.
Meekness either respects God, or our neighbour.
As it respects God, so it implies flexibleness to his commanding will, and submissiveness to his providential pleasure.
As it respects our neighbour, it consists in forgiving injuries, bearing reproaches, and recompensing good for evil.
The reward and blessing insured to this grace and duty is, the inheritance of the earth, where heaven is not excluded, but included; yet the earth is mentioned, to shew that men should be no losers by their meekness, as to their outward estates; for Almighty God will make good to them what they loose for peace sake.
O happy temper of mind, that at once secures heaven and earth to boot! Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth in this life, and heaven in the next.