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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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The Uses are Two, The 1. for Direction. The 2. for reproof; The Use for Direction, is, That seeing there is such a thing as the answer of the Conscience, whereby it maketh known it's mind, when it is asked concerning our way, we ought, if we believe that we have Consciences to put them to answer, and to observe what they say, and what answer they return; If Conscience hath a Language (I say again) let us put it to speak out, and let us be very ready, and attentive to hear what it speaketh.
The Uses are Two, The 1. for Direction. The 2. for reproof; The Use for Direction, is, That seing there is such a thing as the answer of the Conscience, whereby it maketh known it's mind, when it is asked concerning our way, we ought, if we believe that we have Consciences to put them to answer, and to observe what they say, and what answer they return; If Conscience hath a Language (I say again) let us put it to speak out, and let us be very ready, and attentive to hear what it speaketh.
To clear this a little, We would consider that there are Two things in a Christian walk, in reference to this correspondency which a man should keep with his Conscience, The 1. (which is universal and irresistible) is, when the Conscience asketh men, or putteth questions to them, such as, Why did you this or that? Why did you leave this or that undone? As it is 1 Cor. 10. 25. Asking no question for conscience sake. That is, asking no question for answering of these questions which Conscience will ask. The 2d. is, When men ask questions at their Conscience, to prevent it's questioning of them; as indeed we should be taking pains before hand to know, and take up the language of our Conscience concerning our practice in this, and that, and the other particular that it may have no just ground of Challenge against us.
To clear this a little, We would consider that there are Two things in a Christian walk, in reference to this correspondencie which a man should keep with his Conscience, The 1. (which is universal and irresistable) is, when the Conscience asketh men, or putteth questions to them, such as, Why did you this or that? Why did you leave this or that undone? As it is