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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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It telleth us plainly that there is such a thing as Conscience declaring it's mind, and giving an answer to men concerning their duty, in what it is put to give an answer about; else they could not know it's mind. The 2d. Ground is taken from the clear and manifest effects of Conscience, it's testifying or answering; What, I pray, maketh a restlessness in the bosom of people? but Conscience its Challenging or Reproving; what causeth tranquility and peace within, when Reproaches and Revilings are without? but Conscience bearing witness to the man of his innocency in, and his being free of these things wherewith he is charged; And what is it that l•yeth on a restraint, and bond as it were on the mans Spirit (as Paul sayeth of himself, Acts 20▪ 22. I go hound in the spirit to Jerusalem,) but the Conscience? It is not only the weight that floweth from the word of God, but also the weight that ⟨p. 106⟩floweth immediately from the Conscience joying with, and backing the Word; Now if the Conscience had not a direct, and distinct language, or answer to give to men about their actions, there could be no such effects following it.
It telleth us plainly that there is such a thing as Conscience declaring it's mind, and giving an answer to men concerning their duty, in what it is put to give an answer about; else they could not know it's mind. The 2d. Ground is taken from the clear and manifest effects of Conscience, it's testifying or answering; What, I pray, maketh a restlesness in the bosom of people? but Conscience its Challenging or Reproving; what causeth tranquility and peace within, when Reproaches and Revilings are without? but Conscience bearing witness to the man of his innocency in, and his being free of these things wherewith he is charged; And what is it that l•yeth on a restraint, and bond as it were on the mans Spirit (as Paul sayeth of himself, Acts 20▪ 22. I go hound in the spirit to Ierusalem,) but the Conscience? It is not only the weight that floweth from the word of God, but also the weight that ⟨p. 106⟩