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Beams of divine light breaking forth from several places of holy Scripture, as they…Beames of divine light breaking forth from severall places of holy Scripture, as they…
Beams of divine light breaking forth from several places of holy Scripture, as they were learnedly opened, in XXI. sermons. The III. first being the fore-going sermons to that treatise called The bruised-reed, preached on the precedent words. By the late reverend and judicious divine, Richard Sibs, D.D. Mr. of Katharine Hall in Camb: and sometimes preacher at Gray's Inn. Published according to the Doctor his own appointment subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.Beames of divine light breaking forth from severall places of holy Scripture, as they were learnedly opened, in XXI. sermons. The III. first being the fore-going sermons to that treatise called The bruised-reed, preached on the precedent words. By the late reverend and iudicious divine, Richard Sibs, D.D. Mr. of Katharine Hall in Camb: and sometimes preacher at Grayes Inne. Published according to the Doctor his owne appointment subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect coppies.
London: printed by George for N. Bourne, 1639
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.
But what is this seal of the Spirit whereby God seals us after we believe?
But what is this seale of the Spirit whereby God seals us after we beleeve?
I answer, God seals us when he sets the stamp of his Spirit upon us, when the work and witness of his Spirit is wrought in us: For as in a seal, the wax hath all in it, •he whole likeness of the Image that is in the seal: So the soul that is sealed by the Spirit hath the likeness of the Spirit of Christ stamped on it, God imprints in their spirits the likeness of his Son, that is to say, he makes •hem loving souls, humble souls, obedient as Christ was in all things, patient, meek, &c. you may ⟨p. 208⟩see in the spirit of a believing man an expression of the Spirit of Christ, so that if you would see Christ in his excellencies, look on the spirit of a true Christian, there you shall see a resemblance of Christ Jesus, not perfectly but in some comfortable measure, you shall see the very Image of Christ, you shall see how full of love he is, how patient in crosses, how humble, how meek, how obedient to God in all things both in a passive and active obedience. This is the stamp of the Spirit, when a man believes God honours him by setting his Image on him.
I answer, God seales us when hee sets the stampe of his Spirit upon us, when the worke and witnesse of his Spirit is wrought in us: For as in a seale, the wax hath all in it, •he whole likenesse of the Jmage that is in the seale: So the soule that is sealed by the Spirit hath the likenesse of the Spirit of Christ stamped on it, God imprints in their spirits the likenesse of his Sonne, that is to say, he makes •hem loving soules, humble soules, obedient as Christ was in all things, patient, meeke, &c. you may ⟨p. 208⟩