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Heaven upon earth in the serene tranquillity and calm composure, in the sweet peace…
Heaven upon earth in the serene tranquillity and calm composure, in the sweet peace and solid joy of a good conscience sprinkled with the blood of Jesus and exercised always to be void of offence toward God and toward men : brought down and holden forth in XXII very searching sermons on several texts of Scripture ... / by James Durham.
Edinburgh: printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, 1685
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HEAVEN upon EARTH in a Serene and Smiling good Conscience. › Sermons on acts n24.16 › Sermon 2
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God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all things, where he plainly insinuates, that the Heart or Conscience ⟨p. 20⟩its condemning, is the forerunner of Gods condemning, and an evidence of it; and that withal the latter is, as more absolutely infallible, so more terrible then the former; where these three go along together, it is impossible where a person is tender but he will be loath to top or thwart with his Conscience.
God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all things, where he plainly insinuats, that the Heart or Conscience ⟨p. 20⟩its condemning, is the forerunner of Gods condemning, and an evidence of it; and that withal the latter is, as more absolutely infallible, so more terrible then the former; where these three go along together, it is impossible where a person is tender but he will be loath to top or thwart with his Conscience.
As for the Uses which we proposed to speak to in the Third place, they may be drawn to these fou•, 1. For information and instruction in the matter of Duty. 2. For trial, and to evidence who are sincere Believers. 3. For reproof. 4. For exhortation; there being need of all these, especially to such Christians who take but little heed to their Conscience.
As for the Uses which we proposed to speak to in the Third place, they may be drawn to these fou•, 1. For information and instruction in the matter of Duty. 2. For tryal, and to evidence who are sincere Believers. 3. For reproof. 4. For exhortation; there being need of all these, especially to such Christians who take but little heed to their Conscience.