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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 2
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For further clearing of this point, we shall show First, What it is not to offend the Conscience. 2. That a Believer ought to walk (and if he be tender, will walk) so, as he may not offend his Conscience. And 3. Make use of the Doctrine.
For further clearing of this point, we shall shew First, What it is not to offend the Conscience. 2. That a Believer ought to walk (and if he be tender, will walk) so, as he may not offend his Conscience. And 3. Make use of the Doctrine.
For clearing of the first, we shall show 1. What offendeth the Conscience. 2. What it is not to offend Conscience. The first of these may be comprised in these three generals; 1. That whatever is sin against God offendeth the Conscience, for Conscience being God Deputy▪ substitute by him, and sustaining his place, and vice in a manner in the Soul to give sentence for him, whatever offends and wrongs God, must also offend and wrong the Conscience; and though every sin doth not always at present sensibly and feelingly affect the Conscience▪ yet it maketh way for that, and proveth to be an offence and wrong done to it, in that it layeth the ground of a Challenge. 2. That is an offence and wrong to the Conscience which is against light and knowledge▪ and though the impulse of Conscience, according to that light, be not always so vigorous, yet where there is a thwarting with light, there is a daring of Conscience▪ and a contradicting of it, and (as it is Rem. 14 22.) a man then condemneth himself in that which he alloweth, and layeth the ground of a challenge against himself in that wherein he hath light and clearness. 3. Conscience is offended or wronged when any thing is adventured on that is contrary to the Impulse of it; as when Conscience sayeth that such or such a thing ought to be done, and we notwithstanding leave •t undone; or when it sayeth such and such a thing ought •ot to be done, and yet we do it: since Conscience (as we said before) takes notice of all a mans thoughts, purposes,