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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 acts n24.16 › Sermon 1
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SERMON I.
ACTS 24. Vers. 16. And herein do I exercise my self to have always a Conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
A Good Conscience is a singularly good Companion, the worth and benefit whereof is not readily so well known till men be brought into some strait; then indeed the passing great and singular worth and usefulness of it clearly discovers it self: as we may see in Pauls case here, who being arraigned before the tribunal of an heathen Judge, and having many enemies, and these too of his own nation having delivered him up; Among other grounds of Consolation and defence that he hath to sustain himself by, this is one and not the least, that […] […] ⟨p. 2⟩did bear him witness, that it was his endeavour and work to live so before God and men that he might not have a challenge from it; and this makes him speak boldly against all his Accusers, and is better to him and more valuable then all the Arguments and Rhetorical Discourses that a Tertullus, yea a Tully, or the most eloquent Orator in the World could have used for him.
A Good Conscience is a singularly good Companion, the worth and benefit whereof is not readily so well known till men be brought into some strait; then indeed the passing great and singular worth and usefulness of it clearly discovers it self: as we may see in Pauls case here, who being arraigned before the tribunal of an heathen Judge, and having many enemies, and these too of his own nation having delivered him up; Among other grounds of Consolation and defence that he hath to sustain himself by, this is one and not the least, that 〈…〉 〈…〉