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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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The 3d. Use is of Reproof and Conviction; If so be Christians ought •o to walk, and when they are tender, will so walk, as in nothing they may offend their Conscience; then there is a clear ground here to reprove them, who profess themselves to be Christians and Believers, and yet aim not at this, to keep a good Conscience, yea, who, in a manner cut out the ears, shut the eyes, and stop the mouth of their Conscience; Is this Christianlike think ye? Happy were they, if Conscience had not an ear to hear, a tongue to speak, nor an eye to see, who ⟨p. 90⟩live so, as if they cared not what Conscience hath to say to them: if men should in all things walk according to Conscience; then the most part fall under the discovery of their Rottenness, that never so much as honestly aim to keep a good Conscience, though generally few will deny it; but it will be readily said here, who are these that will sin against their Conscience? Therefore we shall speak a word to these two, 1. Can it be that men will •in against their Consciences 2ly. How cometh it to pass that men sin against their Conscience?
The 3d. Use is of Reproof and Conviction; If so be Christians ought •o to walk, and when they are tender, will so walk, as in nothing they may offend their Conscience; then there is a clear ground here to reprove them, who profess themselves to be Christians and Believers, and yet aim not at this, to keep a good Conscience, yea, who, in a manner cut out the ears, shut the eyes, and stop the mouth of their Conscience; Is this Christianlike think ye? Happy were they, if Conscience had not an ear to hear, a tongue to speak, nor an eye to see, who ⟨p. 90⟩live so, as if they cared not what Conscience hath to say to them: if men should in all things walk according to Conscience; then the most part fall unde• the discovery of their Rottenness, that never so much as honestly aim to keep a good Conscience, though generally few will deny it; but it will be readily said here, who are these that will sin against their Conscience? Therefore we shall speak a word to these two, 1. Can it be that men will •in against their Consciences 2ly. How cometh it to pass that men sin against their Conscience?