The Godly Man's Picture

7. Gods Spirit hath a comforting^† virtue; disconsolacy may arise in a gracious^* heart; as the Heaven, though it be a bright lucid body, yet hath interposition of Clouds; this sadness is caused usually through the malice of Satan, who if he cannot destroy us, he will disturb us, but Gods Spirit within us doth sweetly cheer and revive; he is called [Greek or Hebrew], the Comforter, Joh. 14. 16. These comforts are real and infallible: Hence it is called the Seal of the Spirit, Eph. 1. 13. When a Deed is sealed, it is firm and unquestionable: so when a Christian hath the seal of the spirit, his comforts are confirmed; every godly man hath these revivings of the spirit in some degree, he hath the seminals and initials of joy, though the flower be not fully ripe and blown.

7. Gods Spirit hath a comforting^† virtue; disconsolacy may arise in a gracious^* heart; as the Heaven, though it be a bright lucid body, yet hath interposition of Clouds; this sadness is caused usually through the malice of Satan, who if he cannot destroy us, he will disturb us, but Gods Spirit within us doth sweetly chear and revive; he is called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the Comforter, Ioh. 14. 16. These comforts are real and infallible: Hence it is called the Seal of the Spirit, Eph. 1. 13. When a Deed is sealed, it is firm and unquestionable: so when a Christian hath the seal of the spirit, his comforts are confirmed; every godly man hath these revivings of the spirit in some degree, he hath the seminals and initials of joy, though the flower be not fully ripe and blown.

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