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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 6
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Can that be a mark of Sincerity, to endeavour to have a Conscience void▪ of offence, seeing even Believers may often have an evil Conscience? How then, I say, can it be a mark of Sincerity, and of a sound Believer, to have a good Conscience?
Can that be a mark of Sincerity, to endeavour to have a Conscience void▪ of offence, seing even Believers may often have ane evil Conscience? How then, I say, can it be a mark of Sincerity, and of a sound Believer, to have a good Conscience?
In Answer to this, we shall First show, how Believers may be said to have an evil Conscience? 2. How it is not in-consistent with the Doctrine, nor with the use.
In Answer to this, we shall First shew, how Believers may be said to have an evil Conscience? 2. How it is not in-consistent with the Doctrine, nor with the use.
For the 1. We would distinguish Three things in Believers, in reference to their Conscience. 1. Something wherein their Conscience may justly challenge them. 2▪ something that their Conscience without ground may challenge them for. 3ly. Something that may be taken for the language of Conscience, which indeed is not, by which the Conscience may come to be mistaken.
For the 1. We would distinguish Three things in Believers, in reference to their Conscience. 1. Something wherin their Conscience may justly challenge them. 2▪ something that their Conscience without ground may challenge them for. 3ly. Something that may be taken for the language of Conscience, which indeed is not, by which the Conscience may come to be mistaken.