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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 3
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and though corruption should sometimes prevail over him, who hath made a League with Conscience, yet he will not submit to it as his Lord▪ and lawful Sovereign; and so long as it is thus, it will not break the peace; yea, there may be a good testimony of Conscience under such a sad and wrestling exercise: And though we would not have every Traitor, base compliant, or run-away, to meddle with this Consolation; Yet sincerely-willing Souls, that are doing their outmost to maintain the fight, and to keep the field, and yet fall under a surprisal, and get some defeat, may warrantably lay claim to it, though with much repentance and self-loathing; and may have some peace and calmness in this, that they had not a voluntary hand in their own defeat; Whereas he that is not serious in the fight, can have no such ground of peace, because he has been complying with, or conniving at Corruption, or not seriously striving, nor protesting against it; but where there is a testimony that none of these things are, the League and Covenant that is betwixt the man and his Conscience may stand, and he may have, and ought to maintain his peace.
and though corruption should sometimes prevail over him, who hath made a League with Conscience, yet he will not submit to it as his Lord▪ and lawful Soveraign; and so long as it is thus, it will not break the peace; yea, there may be a good testimony of Conscience under such a sad and wrestling exercise: And though we would not have every Traitor, base complyant, or run-away, to meddle with this Consolation; Yet sincerely-willing Souls, that are doing their outmost to maintain the fight, and to keep the field, and yet fall under a surprisal, and get some defeat, may warrantably lay claim to it, though with much repentance and self-loathing; and may have some peace and calmness in this, that they had not a voluntary hand in their own defeat; Whereas he that is not serious in the fight, can have no such ground of peace, because he has been complying with, or conniving at Corruption, or not seriously striving, nor protesting against it; but where there is a testimony that none of these things are, the League and Covenant that is betwixt the man and his Conscience may stand, and he may have, and ought to maintain his peace.