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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 hebrews n13.18 › Sermon 1
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HEB. 13. v. 18. Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
IT is indeed a very exercising, and up-taking business to attain and come by a good Conscience; but it hath a most sweetly refreshing, and strongly com•orting fruit growing out of […], when it is attained; and who ever hath through grace attained it, have never found reason to think their labour […], or their pains ill bestowed, or too great: The calmness, composure and tranquility of Soul, with the ho•y and […] confidence, and boldness to God-ward, with the […], and joy that result and flow from this difficult ex• super-abundantly compense all the labour and pains bestowed on it: That we may be stirred up, and provoked vigorously to endeavour, in the strength o• Christ, the having and maintaining a Conscience, void of▪ offence toward God and Men, and somewhat of the peace and joy that now from the well grounded assurance of its being attained; we have made choice o• these words to speak a little to them: Wherein the Apostle, 1. asserts his attaining of this, with confidence and boldness; We trust (sayeth he) we have a good conscience. 2. He proves his assertion▪ •y giving an evidence o• the truth of it; o• by explicating that which he calleth a good Conscience, in all things (saith he) willing to live honestly; endeavouring in every thing to walk according to the rule, and to approve our selves to God.
IT is indeed a very exercising, and up-taking business to attain and come by a good Conscience; but it hath a most sweetly refreshing, and strongly comorting fruit growing out of , when it is attained; and who ever hath through grace attained it, have never found reason to think their labur , or their pains ill bestowed, or too great: The calmnes, composure and tranquility of Soul, with the hoy and confidence, and boldness to God-ward, with the , and joy that result and flow from this difficult ex super-abundantly compense all the labour and pains bestowed on it: That we may be stirred up, and provoked vigourously to indeavour, in the strength o Christ, the having and maintaining a Concience, void of offence toward God and Men, and somewhat of the peace and joy that now from the well grounded assurance of its being attained; we have made choice o these words to speak a little to them: Wherein the Apostle, 1. asserts his attaining of this, with confidence and boldness; We trust (sayeth he) we have a good conscience. 2. He proves his assertion y giving an evidence o the truth of it; o by explicating that which he calleth a good Conscience, in all things (saith he) willing to live onestly; endeavouring in every thing to walk according to the rule, and to approve our selves to God.