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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 3
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For Answer to the First, We would distinguish a good Conscience, which may be understood, either 1 Legally, and so it is a Conscience giving Testimony to the fulfilling of the Law perfectly; taking it so, excepting Je• […] there was never a man since Adams fall, that had a good Conscience or a Conscience altogether void of offence toward God and toward men. Or 2. A good Conscience may be understood Evangelically, or in a Gospel sense, or, as i• draweth it'• Conclusion, not from the Law, but from the Gospel; and in this sense Believers may have, and often actually have a good Conscience; thus, and in this sense, David, Hezekiah, Paul, and others have drawn comfort from the Testimony of their good Conscience, not drawing its Testimony from, nor founding it upon the Law▪ and the perfect puri• that it requireth, but f•m, and upon the Gospel, and the purity that it graciously […] in Christ Jesus our Lord.
For Answer to the First, We would distinguish a good Conscience, which may be understood, either 1 Legally, and so it is a Conscience giving Testimony to the fulfilling of the Law perfectly; taking it so, excepting Je• 〈…〉 there was never a man since Adams fall, that had a good Conscience or a Conscience altogether void of offence toward God and toward men. Or 2. A good Conscience may be understood Evangelically, or in a Gospel sense, or, as i• draweth it'• Conclusion, not from the Law, but from the Gospel; and in this sense Believers may have, and often actually have a good Conscience; thus, and in this sense, David, Hezekiah, Paul, and others have drawn comfort from the T•stimony of their good Conscience, not drawing its Testimony from, nor founding it upon the Law▪ and the perfect puri• that it requireth, but f•m, and upon the Gospel, and the purity that it graciously in Christ Jesus our Lord.