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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 romans n9.1 › Sermon 1
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2ly. Observe, That Conscience is a most divine thing▪ therefore Paul taketh it to be more impartial then himself; and joins it with the Holy Ghost in testifying; if it were not in some respect, a more divine thing th• the man himself, such weight would not be laid on it, and it's Testimony; And if we look to these things (hinted at in the foregoing Observation) viz. to the immediate Master of it, God; to the Rule that it walketh by, his Will revealed in his Word; to the end it directs to. or enjoins, the honour of God; and to the whole way of of it's considering, and judging of things, not only as pleasant, or externally profitable to us, but mainly as pleasing to God, and for his honour, as conducing to the advancing of […] with him, or Conformity to him; It's most divine. The Use teacheth us to lay more weight on Conscience as spiritual, and as that which taketh up things better, and is a far better di•cerner and judge of things then we ou• selves are.
2ly. Observe, That Conscience is a most divine thing▪ therefore Paul taketh it to be more impartial then himself; and joyns it with the Holy Ghost in testifying; if it were not in some respect, a more divine thing th• the man himself, such weight would not be laid on it, and it's Testimony; And if we look to these things (hinted at in the foregoing Observation) viz. to the immediat Master of it, God; to the Rul• that it walketh by, his Will revealed in his Word; to the end it directs to. or enjoyns, the honour of God; and to the whole way of of it's considering, and judging of things, not only as pleasant, or externally profitable to us, but mainly as pleasing to God, and for his honour, as conducing to the advancing of 〈…〉 with him, or Conformity to him; It's most divine. The Use teacheth us to lay more weight on Conscience as spiritual, and as that which taketh up things better, and is a far better di•cerner and judge of things then we ou• selves are.