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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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A third Case is, when mens own particular interest ⟨p. 126⟩lieth one way, and the answer of Conscience swayeth another way; as suppose gain to be on this side, and Conscience speaketh Duty to be on the other; Interest will say, that such a place, calling, or station should be taken and engaged in, because it hath gain, and preferment with it, but Conscience sayeth, it should be forborne; And here Interest sustaineth the Dispute, and carieth it on toughly, and pertinaciously, against Conscience, with plausible Arguments, that side and suit well with, and much please, and gratify our flesh; which yet might be very easily refuted, if Interest had not the great hand in proposing, and managing them; Hence the Apostle, 1 Tim. 6. 5. Speaketh of some perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, who suppose gain to be godliness; For when gain presenteth it self, as easy to be found, and come by in such a way, it will readily pass for godliness; This is very dangerous, and maketh the answer of Conscience to be either mistaken, or •asten and rejected.
A third Case is, when mens own particular interest ⟨p. 126⟩lyeth one way, and the answer of Conscience sweyeth another way; as suppose gain to be on this side, and Conscience speaketh Duty to be on the other; Interest will say, that such a place, calling, or station should be taken and ingadged in, because it hath gain, and preferment with it, but Conscience sayeth, it should be forborn; And here Interest sustaineth the Dispute, and carieth it on toughly, and pertinaciously, against Conscience, with plausible Arguments, that side and sute well with, and much please, and gratifie our flesh; which yet might be very easily refuted, if Interest had not the great hand in proposing, and managing them; Hence the Apostle, 1 Tim. 6. 5. Speaketh of some perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, who suppose gain to be godliness; For when gain presenteth it self, as easie to be found, and come by in such a way, it will readily passe for godlinesse; This is very dangerous, and maketh the answer of Conscience to be either mistaken, or asten and rejected.