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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 4
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A Good Conscience is an excellent and very sovereign Cordial to be carried about and along with us in all conditions, and more especially in afflicted ones; but as excellent things are usually come at with the greatest difficulty, so is it in this matter, there being so many so various and so great difficulties in the way of taking up the nature of it aright, and in the attaining and maintaining of it; and there being so very many who claim to it most unwarrantably and unjustly, though poor de•uded Souls they are disposed to think that they do so on good and warrantable grounds; all which make this Doctrine concerning the exercise and practice of a good Conscience to be exceeding difficult and tickle.
A Good Conscience is an excellent and very soveraign Cordial to be carried about and along with us in all conditions, and more especially in afflicted ones; but as excellent things are usually come at with the greatest difficulty, so is it in this matter, there being so many so various and so great difficulties in the way of taking up the nature of it aright, and in the attaining and maintaing of it; and there being so very many who claim to it most unwarrantably and unjustly, though poor de•uded Souls they are disposed to think that they do so on good and warrantable grounds; all which make this Doctrine concerning the exercise and practice of a good Conscience to be exceeding difficult and tickle.
Ye may remember the point we spoke a little to last day, was, That Believers ought, and when they are right, will have it for their exercise and study to have a Conscience void of offence toward God and toward Men; whence we drew this Use, That it is an evidence of a sound Believer when right and in a good frame, even to be thus exercised; a tender, lively, and good frame of soul •ay be known by this, that the person aimeth singly and endeavoureth seriously to have a Conscience void of offence.
Ye may remember the point we spoke a little to last day, was, That Believers ought, and when they are right, will have it for their exercise and study to have a Conscience void of offence toward God and toward Men; whence we drew this Use, That it is an evidence of a sound Believer when right and in a good frame, even to be thus exercised; a tender, lively, and good frame of soul ay be known by this, that the person aimeth sngly and endeavoureth seriously to have a Conscience void of offence.