Heaven Upon Earth, Title page – Dedication
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, to that purpose. Wherein many weighty and momentuous Cases of CONSCIENCE, greatly influencing a tender Christian walk, are Soberly, Solidly, Succinctly and Satisfyingly Discussed; Several of which are not readily to be met with in the Wri…ngs of other Divines on this Subject.
By that Learned, and eminently Conscienscious Minister of the Gospel, Mr. IAMES DURHAM▪ Some-time Preacher thereof at GLASGOW.
1. Pet. 3. v. 16.
Having a good conscience: that … they speak evil of you, as evil doers, they may be ashamed, that falsly accuse your good conversation in Christ.
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Courteous Reader,
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Any other lesser literal escapes, mis-pointings, or misplacings of some very few parentheses, as thou wilt pardon, so thou wilt easily correct.
GEneroso vir…, & amico suo multis nominibus plurimum Colendo Domino Alexandro Durhamo, Domino de Largo, Clarissimi Authoris Filio Germano, & ex multis quos illi Deus gratiosé dederat liberis nunc tantum superstiti; qui defunctum patrem (virum illum non tantum apud Nostrates, sed etiam apud Exteros Celebrem & vere magni nominis) quamvis non passibus aequis, pro suo tamen modulo, in vijs Domini serió sequitur; egregias has de Conscienscia Conciones Conscionatoris consciensciam tenerrimam & plane divinitus illuminatam suaviter spirantes; in sinceri amoris tesseram & perpetuae observantiae testimonium, D. D
Johannes Carstares.