I. The first Sermon, is of the quenching of the spirit, where he 1teacheth us: 1. That albeit those be worthily condemned, that n•v•r t•sted, nor desire to taste of the spirit of God: yet a more just and fearful condemnation is like to come on them, that having once received it, do• after lose the same. 2. To know whether we have the spirit: he saith, like as he knoweth best, that he hath l•fe, which feeleth it in himself▪ so he best knoweth whether he have the spirit, that fe•eth th• spirit working in himself. Again, he that hath the spirit of Christ, hath some thing in him given him of God by his word, above all that can be attained, by any natural gift or humane industry. 3. T•e spirit often in regeneration, causeth in the spiritual man, a great and general astonishment, for great ••d enormous sins committed: and then it dealeth more particularly, smiting us with a special grief for special sins, 4. Then the spirit teacheth, how the faculties of the so•le are all bent to rebellion against God, and specially how reason fighteth against faith, and is a great patron• of unbelief. 5▪ After all this, the spirit (saith he) bringeth us to se• the unsearchable riches of Christ, and worketh in us that precious faith, whereby •• apprehend our free justification in Christ. And then follows the feeling of joy unspeakable, and that blessed peace of conscience which passeth understanding, judgement is reformed, affections are clean altered, and there will appear in •ll faculties great forwardness, and readiness, to perform things acceptable unto God 6. After some falies of frailty, •f we continue our former hatred of sin, & the oftener w• fall conceive the more d••dly hatred against sin: if our sorrow for sin increase, if our care continue to prevent and cut off all occasions of sin albeit we slip and fall often, yet we may not say the spirit is quenched. 7. Such as have the greater, and more certain graces of the spirit of regeneration: their *knowledge is well grounded, and they labour evermore for a good measure of knowledge, to direct them in their particular duties: the *knowledge of the wicked is but confused, & general uncertain. 8. Albeit the spirit can never be utterly taken from the believers:
I. The first Sermon, is of the quenching of the spirit, where hee 1teacheth vs: 1. That albeit those be worthily condemned, that n•v•r t•sted, nor desire to taste of the spirit of God: yet a more iust and fearefull condemnation is like to come on them, that hauing once receiued it, do• after lose the same. 2. To knowe whether we haue the spirit: he saith, like as hee knoweth best, that hee hath l•fe, which feeleth it in himselfe▪ so hee best knoweth whether hee haue the spirit, that fe•eth th• spirit working in himselfe. Againe, he that hath the spirit of Christ, hath some thing in him giuen him of God by his word, aboue all that can be attained, by any naturall gift or humane industrie. 3. T•e spirit often in regeneration, causeth in the spirituall man, a great and generall astonishment, for great ••d enormous sinnes committed: and then it dealeth more particularly, smit••g vs with a speciall griefe for speciall sinnes, 4. Then the spirit teacheth, how the faculties of the so•le are all bent to rebellion against God, and specially how reason fighteth against faith, and is a great patron• of vnbeliefe. 5▪ After all this, the spirit (saith he) bringeth vs to se• the vns••rchable riches of Christ, and worketh in vs that precious faith, whereby •• apprehend our free iustification in Christ. And then followes the feeling of ioy vnspeakable, and that blessed peace of conscience which passet• vnderstanding, iudgement is reformed, affections are cleane altered, and there wil appeare in •ll faculties great forwardnes, and readines, to performe things acceptable vnto God 6. After some falies of frailtie, •f we continue our former hatred of sinne, & the oftner w• fal conceiue the more ddly hatred against sinne: if our sorrow for sinne increase, if our care continue to preuent and cut off all occasions of sinne albeit we slip and fall often, yet wee may not say the spirit is quenched. 7. Such as haue the greater, and more certaine graces of the spirit of regeneration: their
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