CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

4. The Spirit of God is a Comforter by witnessing and sealing unto us that we are the Children of God, ¹for then we have joy in the fullness of it when we have assurance, not only resting on Christ for Salvation, but assured that we are in him: Now this is the proper work of Gods Spirit to witness unto us, Rom. 8. and to seal unto us, Eph. 4 30. when the Spirit of God doth thus assure, then the Oil of joy doth overflow, On the contrary many of Gods Children do therefore walk in darkness, and are like the Passengers with Paul in his Voyage, tossed up and down with waves and tempests, not seeing the Sun for many days, and ⟨p. 406⟩all because they have not this sealing and witnessing unto them, had they this, then they could with old Simeon say, Lord, let thy Servant depart in peace, I can live and die comfortably, when he hath thus seen the Salvation of God; Hence he is called the Spirit of Adoption, which being sent into the hearts of the Godly makes them to cry Abba Father, Gal. 4.6.

4. The Spirit of God is a Comforter by witnessing and sealing unto us that we are the Children of God, ¹for then we have joy in the fulnesse of it when we have assurance, not only resting on Christ for Salvation, but assured that we are in him: Now this is the proper work of Gods Spirit to witnesse unto us, Rom. 8. and to seal unto us, Eph. 4 30. when the Spirit of God doth thus assure, then the Oyl of joy doth overflow, On the contrary many of Gods Children do therefore walk in darknesse, and are like the Passengers with Paul in his Voyage, tossed up and down with waves and tempests, not seeing the Sun for many daies, and ⟨p. 406⟩