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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 n9 and 10 › Sermon 2
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We left the other day at speaking somewhat to that natural pollution, that throughly affects the hearts and Consciences of all men, before they be by the blood of Christ purged; and the Apostles taking such pains to hold out this, shows plainly, that it is a matter of greatest concernment to Christians, to know the way how to get their Consciences purged from that deep defilement of sin wherewith they are polluted; for is it not his manner to insist in any thing that is not of concernment to the people of God, who will readily from the sad and doleful experience of their own pollution, be induced to think that this truth is such, and ought to be esteemed so by them.
We left the other day at speaking somewhat to that natural pollution, that throughly affects the hearts and Consciences of all men, before they be by the blood of Christ purged; and the Apostles taking such pains to hold out this, shews plainly, that it is a matter of greatest concernment to Christians, to know the way how to get their Consciences purged from that deep defilement of sin wherewith they are polluted; for is it not his manner to insist in any thing that is not of concernment to the people of God, who will readily from the sad and doleful experience of their own pollution, be induced to think that this truth is such, and ought to be esteemed so by them.
2ly. Observe, That there is nothing that Christians should more aim at, and endeavour more to be in the ⟨p. 338⟩practice of, then to be following that way whereby they may get their Consciences purged, and more particularly these who have had their Consciences again defiled, after that they were once purged; no main infected with the Botch or plague hath more need of cleansing from it, then the man whose Conscience is infected, and defiled with the dead works of sin, needs to have it purged from them by the blood of Christ.
2ly. Observe, That there is nothing that Christians should more aim at, and endeavour more to be in the ⟨p. 338⟩