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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 n1 peter 3.21 › Sermon 1
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This might be branched out in these Three, 1. In respect of a mans state. 2. In respect of some truth of Religion, and of the hearts embracing of it, 3. In respect of some practice or duty that a man is called to: all these do fall under the answer of Conscience, when it is questioned about them; but it is the last of them that we intend to speak to, viz. it's answer as relating to a Christians ⟨p. 104⟩duty and practise, about which Conscience being asked or posed, is able to give him an answer; which I shall clear from Two Grounds, and then come to the Use.
This might be branched out in these Three, 1. In respect of a mans state. 2. In respect of some truth of Religion, and of the hearts imbracing of it, 3. In respect of some practice or duty that a man is called to: all these do fall under the answer of Conscience, when it is questioned about them; but it is the last of them that we intend to speak to, viz. it's answer as relating to a Christians ⟨p. 104⟩duty and practise, about which Conscience being asked or posed, is able to give him an answer; which I shall clear from Two Grounds, and then come to the Use.
The 1. Ground is taken from the Nature of Conscience, which we some way explained, when we began to speak of this subject; Conscience being deputed of God, in man to take strict notice of every piece of his walk and practice, and being the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly, to let men see what God calleth to, and to put them in mind their duty: This (I say) being the office of Conscience, and the end why God hath placed it in men, it is no doubt furnished with such a faculty (if we may speak so) as to be able to give an answer concerning what it is queried about.
The 1. Ground is taken from the Nature of Conscience, which we some way explained, when we began to speak of this subject; Conscience being deputed of God, in man to take strick notice of every piece of his walk and practice, and being the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly, to let men see what God calleth to, and to put them in mind their duty: This (I say) being the office of Conscience, and the end why God hath placed it in men, it is no doubt furnished with such a facultie (if we may speak so) as to be able to give an answer concerning what it is queried about.