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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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[…], That a man in all his actions is either walking▪ according, and agreeably to t•at rule, or not, his action is either conform or disconform to the Rule, there is not a mids; He either doth according to it, or he doth ⟨p. 157⟩not according to it; If he do the action as the word prescribeth, Conscience hath something to say for him; if no•, it hath something to say against him. 3. […], that in all actions as they are •one or performed, and as […], God is either pleased or displeased; If the action be done according to his will, he is pleased: if it be not done according to his will, he is displeased. 4. Consider, That a sanctified Conscience taketh up a mans actions, and considereth him in them, not according to the matter only; bu• also as they are agreeable to the Rule for the manner, principle, motive, and end; and testifieth of them accordingly: So that if God have an interest in all a mans actions, a sanctified Conscience hath also an interest in them: I say, a sanctified Conscience, because it most singly plea•eth Gods interest.
〈…〉, That a man in all his actions is either walking▪ according, and agreeably to t•at rule, or not, his action is ei•her conform or disconform to the Rule, there is not a mids; He either doth according to it, or he doth ⟨p. 157⟩not according to it; If he do the action as the word prescribeth, Conscience hath something to say for him; if no•, it hath something to say against him. 3. 〈…〉, that in all actions as they are •one or performed, and as 〈…〉, God is either pleased or displeased; If the action be done according to his will, he is pleased: if it be not done according to his will, he is displeased. 4. Conider, That a sanctified Conscience taketh up a mans actions, and considereth him in them, not according to the matter only; bu also as they are agreeable to the Rule for the manner, principle, motive, and end; and estifieth of them accordingly: So that if God have an interest in all a mans actions, a sanctified Conscience hath also an interest in them: I say, a sanctified Conscience, because it most singly pleaeth Gods interest.