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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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Use, This Difference would be well observed, for it will not be the Testimony of every Conscience that will bear a man through it must be the Testimony of a Conscience sanctified, and in that particular acted by the Holy Ghost.
Use, This Difference would be well observed, for it will not be the Testimony of every Conscience that will bear a man through• it must be the Testimony of a Conscience sanctified, and in that particular acted by the Holy Ghost.
5ly. Observe, That there is no Testimony of a Conscience that can be satisfying, but the Testimony of a Conscience sanctified, and in a sanctified frame; therefore he thinks it not enough to say, My conscience beareth me witness, but he addeth, in the Holy Ghost; And in that passage, 1 Pet. 3. 21. It's not the answer of Conscience simply, but the answer of a good conscience, of a waking, tender, spiritual, and well enlightened Conscience, that satisfieth.
5ly. Observe, That there is no Testimony of a Conscience that can be satisfying, but the Testimony of a Conscience sanctified, and in a sanctified frame; therefore he thinks it not enough to say, My conscience beareth me witnes, but he addeth, in the Holy Ghost; And in that passage, 1 Pet. 3. 21. It's not the answer of Conscience simply, but the answer of a good conscience, of a waking, tender, spiritual, and well enlightned Conscience, that satisfieth.
Use, Therefore ere men lay much weight on the testimony of their Conscience, they would first put it •o proof and see that it be the Testimony of a sanctified Conscience, and in a sanctified frame; if a man be not of some credit, his Testimony will not be of much weight in any matter; it is even so with Conscience, as to it's Testimony.