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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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It is this therefore that must give quietness and boldness to us: That which quieted them was a look, an often renewed look, as guilt was of new contracted, through all these types and shadows, to Christ; all of them had their original and actual pollutions, whereby their Conscience was some w•y defiled and disquieted; yet through application of Christs blood they wan to peace; Purge me, ⟨p. 348⟩says David, Psal. 51. with hyssop, and I shall be clean, &c. Even when the Conscience was writing his libel, and he was under challenges for his guilt, he had the faith of his interest, and attained peace, through application of the blood of Christ, that was to come, signified by purging with hyssop: For that ground stands sure, which is laid down, Act▪ 13. 38, 39. Be it known unto you therefore men and brethren, that through this man, is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins; and by him all that believe are […] from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law o• Moses: There is indeed (as if he had said) a large and long […], and Indictment, that Sin, and t•e Law, and the Conscience have against you, but be it known unto you, that through Jesus Christ, remission of sins is preached to you, and that through saith in him ye are justified, and freed from the challenges of the Law, and from the terrors of justice, and of the Conscience, even •rom all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses: outward means, and mistaken law, Christ being miskend and past by, cannot give freedom; but by Christ Jesus ye may have freedom.
It is this therefore that must give qu•etness and boldness to us: That which quieted them was a look, an often renewed look, as guilt was of new contracted, through all these types and shadows, to Christ; all of them had their original and actual pollutions, whereby their Conscience was some w•y defiled and disquieted; yet through application of Christs blood they wan to peace; Purge me, ⟨p. 348⟩