Christ begins his sermon with blessings, for he came into the world to bless us (Acts 3:26), as the great High Priest of our profession ; as the blessed Melchizedec ; as He in whom all the families of the earth should be blessed , Gen. 12:3. He came not only to purchase blessings for us, but to pour out and pronounce blessings on us; and here he does it as one having authority , as one that can co...