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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. › A SERMON
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
We cleared and confirmed these two Doctrines, or two Branches of the same Doctrine the other day, and now we come to the Use of them, which is Fourfold, 1. For Information and Direction. 2ly. For the commendation of the bargain of free Grace. 3ly. For the consolation of Believers in Christ. And 4ly. For advertisement and warning to others.
We cleared and confirmed these two Doctrines, or two Branches of the same Doctrine the other day, and now we come to the Use of them, which is Fourfold, 1. For Information and Direction. 2ly. For the commendation of the bargan of free Grace. 3ly. For the consolation of Believers in Christ. And 4ly. For advertisement and warning to others.
For the First Use, Ye may see here a main lesson of the Gospel, and from this ye may hear glad and joyful tidings to a tossed and troubled Sinner, whose Conscience is pursuing him like an armed man, nay the Conscience is more terrible, when awakened, then any the greatest army of men: But behold here, there is a way to win to peace, under these tossings and troubles, and to a calm in the midst of that terrible tempest and storm; to an escape and deliverance from the hot pursuer and avenger of blood (as it were) a city of refuge to flee unto, even the blood of Jesus Christ that speaks better things then the blood of Abel, even that blood of sprinkling that speaks peace when it is applied by Faith.
For the First Use, Ye may see here a main lesson of the Gospel, and from this ye may hear glad and joyful tydings to a tossed and troubled Sinner, whose Conscience is pursuing him like an armed man, nay the Conscience is more terrible, when awakned, then any the greatest army of men: But behold here, there is a way to win to peace, under these tossings and troubles, and to a calme in the midst of that terrible tempest and storm; to an escape and deliverance from the hot pursuer and avenger of blood (as it were) a city of refuge to flee unto, even the blood of Iesus Christ that speaks better things then the blood of Abel, even that blood of sprinkling that speaks peace when it is applyed by Faith.