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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 4th. and last Use, Is an Use of Exhortation; seeing it is the duty of all men, and more especially of Believers to walk so, as in nothing they offend their Conscience; we exhort you in the name of the Lord, that ye would order your Conversation so, as in nothing your Conscience may have a challenge against you; ye will all readily think that this is very reasonable; and indeed, if we prevail not in this, wherein can we expect to prevail with you? We seek no more of you, but that ye would so walk as that living and dying, your Conscience may not flee in your face, but may give you this Testimony, ⟨p. 96⟩that ye have aimed to keep a good conscience in all things, and to live honestly: Ye may possibly think that this is a fair general, and that he is a very gross and profane man that will deny it; and yet we would think that many of you were come a great length in Religion, if we could prevail with you but this far, as that in all things, living and dying, (as we said) ye might study to have a good Conscience: And this being no controverted, nor debatable thing, we may with the more confidence press it upon you, especially, seeing it is the very Soul and Life of Religion, and where that is not▪ there is nothing of truth in Religion.
The 4th. and last Use, Is an Use of Exhortation; seing it is the duty of all men, and more especially of Believers to walk so, as in nothing they offend their Conscience; we exhort you in the name of the Lord, that ye would order your Conversation so, as in nothing your Conscience may have a challenge against you; ye will all readily think that this is very reasonable; and indeed, if we prevail not in this, wherein can we expect to prevail with you? We seek no more of you, but that ye would so walk as that living and dying, your Conscience may not flee in your face, but may give you this Testimony, ⟨p. 96⟩that ye have aimed to keep a good conscience in all things, and to live •onestly: Ye may possibly think that this is a fair general, and that he is a very gross and profane man that will deny it; and yet we would think that many of you were come a great length in Religion, if we could prevail with you but this far, as that in all things, living and dying, (as we said) ye might study to have a good Conscience: And this being no contraverted, nor debeatable thing, we may with the more confidence press it upon you, especially, seing it is the very Soul and Life of Religion, and where that is not there is nothing of truth in Religion.