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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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2ly. We may consider the neglect of this duty as •t is exceedingly obstructive to the great spiritual good, and advantage that a man should aim a•, in the mortification of Sin, and lively performance of duties, viz. To obtain solid peace, and communion with God; and to have any measure of discerning, or spiritual feeling thereof: and can any of these be win at without this? Can ye pray seriously? can ye repent? can ye mortify sin? Can ye praise God, or delight in him, who have not been rejecting to find out sin to repent for, nor considering, whether there •e any Grace in you, for which ye should be thankful? And for spiritual joy▪ can a man possibly have it, if he know not how it stands with him before God? And a man can never know, how •t stands betwixt God and him, till he be in some measure clear, how it stands with him before his Conscience, or betwixt him and his Conscience.
2ly. We may consider the neglect of this duty as •t is exceedingly obstructive to the great spiritual good, and advantage that a man should aim a•, in the mortification of Sin, and lively performance of duties, viz. To obtain solid peace, and communion with God; and to have any measure of discerning, or spiritual feeling thereof: and can any of these be win at without this? Can ye pray seriously? can ye repent? can ye mortify sin? Can ye praise God, or delight in him, who have not been re•ecting to find out sin to repent for, nor considering, whether there •e any Grace in you, for which ye should be thankful? And for spiritual joy▪ can a man possibly have it, if he know not how it stands with him before God? And a man can never know, how •t stands betwixt God and him, till he be in some measure clear, how it stands with him before his Conscience, or betwixt him and his Conscience.