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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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But Leah, when she hath given her maid to him, is more express, and clear, while she says, after Zilpah's bringing forth a Son, God hath gives ⟨p. 266⟩me my hire, because I have given my maid to my husband; It is very rare for people, when they seem to be countenanced in such or such a particular, that they have a great mind for, so to reflect on their way, as not sadly to mistake; there may be something of this, even in Believers, in so far as they have unmortified corruption in them; all which says, that we have great need, and are so much the more concerned to study to be impartial, and single, in grounding the Testimony of our Conscience, that we mistake it not; For providence count us in a particular will not, if there be no more, prove us to be right in it; God not having given us that, as our Rule to walk by, but the law and testimony; by which the Conscience being well informed, and giving its Testimony accordingly; that is the alone Testimony which can yield solid peace and joy.
But Leah, when she hath given her maid to him, is more express, and clear, while she sayes, after Zilpahs bringing forth a Son, God hath gives ⟨p. 266⟩me my hire, because I have given my maid to my husband; It is very rare for people, when they seem to be countenanced in such or such a particular, that they have a great mind for, so to reflect on their way, as not sadly to mistake; there may be something of this, even in Believers, in so far as they have unmortified corruption in them; all which sayes, that we have great need, and are so much the more concerned to study to be impartial, and single, in grounding the Testimony of our Conscience, that we mistake it not; For providence coun• us in a particular will not, if there be no more, prove us to be right in it; God not having given us that, as our Rule to walk by, but the law and testimony; by which the Conscience being well informed, and giving its Testimony accordingly; that is the alone Testimony which can yield solid peace and joy.