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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 2
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There are yet two Questions remaining, for further clearing of this use, to be spoken to. 1. If even when men are desirous to know the Sense and Answer of Conscience, it may not be silent, and no distinct clearness attained to, whither they be called […] such a thing, or not, or how they are to go about it, or how it should be timed? 2dly. If Conscience may sometimes be silent, or at least not answer so clearly, what then is to be done in that case?
There are yet two Questions remaining, for further clearing of this use, to be spoken to. 1. If even when men are desirous to know the Sense and Answer of Concience, it may not be silent, and no distinct clearness attained to, whither they be called 〈…〉 such a thing, or not, or how they are to go about it, or how it should be timed? 2dly. If Conscience may sometimes be silent, or at least not answer so clearly, what then is to be done in that case?
As for the 1. We shall Answer it in two Assertions, and then clear them.
The 1. Assertion is, That sometimes in Gods wise, holy, and sovereign Providence, and in his secret, profound and mysterious way of ordering things, it may so come to pass, that men may set themselves to enquire at Conscience, and yet after inquiry not find, at least for a time, so clear an Answer, as to warrant and direct them what hand to turn to.
The 1. Assertion is, That sometimes in Gods wise, holy, and soveraign Providence, and in his secret, profound and mysterious way of ordering things, it may so come to passe, that men may set themselves to enquire at Conscience, and yet after inquirie not find, at least for a time, so clear an Answer, as to warrand and direct them what hand to turn to.