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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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This is true also of a natural Conscience according to its light, for even such a Conscience (as it is said, Rom. 2. 5.) beareth witness, and the Gentiles show the works of the Law written in their heat•s, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts in the mean while accusing or else excusing one another; And there is no natural man, if he take heed to his Conscience, in the doing of any action, but will find Conscience according to its light, speaking either for him, or against him; either accusing or else excusing him▪ but this is much more to be found is a sanctified Conscience, because it hath much more light, and much more tenderness to act according •o that light, and therefore it will find it self much more concerned in the actions of a believer.
This is true also of a natural Conscience according to its light, for even such a Conscience (as it is said, Rom. 2. 5.) beareth witness, and the Gentiles show the works of the Law written in their heat•s, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts in the mean while accusing or else excusing one another; And there is no natural man, if he take heed to his Conscience, in the doing of any action, but will find Conscience according to its light, speaking either for him, or against him; either ac•using or else ex•using him▪ but this is much more to be found is a sanctified C•nscience, because it hath much more light, and much more tenderness to act according •o that light, and therefore it will find it self much more concerned in the actions of a believer.