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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 V.
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 ha• our conversation in the world, and mor• abundantly to you-wards.
2 COR. 1. 12. For our rejoycing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity, and godly sincerity, notwith fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, we have ha• our conversation in the world, and mor• abundantly to you-wards.
There are many duties, and pieces of Christianity whereof the world neither knows the excellency, nor the difficulty; men are for the most part disposed to think, that Religion is a thing of very little worth, and very easily come by, when they shall find it convenient for them, to look after somewhat of it; because they never set themselves seriously and in good earnest to practise it, nor to experience the choice and excellent advantages that come by it: And we verily suppose, that there are not two things in Religion less known and believed, then the difficulty of attaining to a well-grounded Testimony of a good Conscience; and the unspeakable excellency of it, with the great advantage that comes by it, when it is attained, and entertained.
THere are many duties, and pieces of Christianity whereof the world neither knows the excellency, nor the difficulty; men are for the most part disposed to think, that Religion is a thing of very little worth, and very easiely come by, when they shall find it convenient for them, to look after somewhat of it; because they never set themselves seriously and in good earnest to practise it, nor to experience the choice and excellent advantages that come by it: And we verily suppose, that there are not two things in Religion less known and believed, then the difficulty of attaining to a well-grounded Testimony of a good Conscience; and the unspeakable excellency of it, with the great advantage that comes by it, when it is attained, and intertained.