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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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SERMON III.
2 COR. 1. 12. For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity, and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-wards.
2 COR. 1. 12. For our rejoycing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity, and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-wards.
IF a tender Christian walk be an excellent thing, and if the rejoicing of a good Conscience that floweth from it, be an excellent thing; then sure it must be a very excellent and desirable thing, to study through acquaintance with our own heart and way and to try our particular carriage by our Conscience informed by the Word; This practice having so much influence on a tender walk, and being so conducible, to a well-grounded rejoicing in God; for doubtless there can be nothing more contributive to these notable, and noble ends, then to give Conscience its due regard and place, and to lay due weight upon it, in its passing censure of our way, and to be clear, and distinct in its sentence of our bypast carriage and proceedings: We may say of Conscience in this work, as Solomon says of that King▪ Prov. 20. 8. Who sitting on the throne of judgement, scattereth away all evil with his eyes; When Conscience, as the great and sovereign God his Deputy, sits on its Throne (as it were) it hath a Divine Authority, and Majesty,