B00698:101
A fountain sealed: or, The duty of the sealed to the Spirit, and the…
A fountain sealed: or, The duty of the sealed to the Spirit, and the work of the Spirit in sealing. Wherein many things are handled about the Holy Spirit, and grieving of it: as also of assurance and sealing what it is, the privileges and degrees of it, with the signs to discern, and means to preserve it. : Being the substance of divers sermons preached at Gray's Inn. / By that Reverend Divine, Richard Sibbes D.D. and sometimes preacher to that honourable society.A fountain sealed: or, The duty of the sealed to the Spirit, and the worke of the Spirit in sealing. Wherein many things are handled about the Holy Spirit, and grieving of it: as also of assurance and sealing what it is, the priviledges and degrees of it, with the signes to discerne, and means to preserve it. : Being the substance of divers sermons preached at Grayes Inne. / By that Reverend Divine, Richard Sibbes D.D. and sometimes preacher to that honourable society.
London: printed by Thomas Harper for Lawrence Chapman, 1638
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.
The holy Spirit of God is our guide: who will displease his guide? A sweet comfortable guide that ⟨p. 113⟩leads us through the wilderness of this world, as the cloud before the Israelites, by day, and the pillar of fire by night: so he conducts us to the heavenly Canaan; if we grieve our guide, we cause him to leave us to our selves. The Israelites would not go a steppe further then GOD by his Angel went before them. It is in vain for us to make toward heaven without our blessed guide; we cannot do, nor speak, nor think any thing that is holy and good, without him: whatsoever is holy, and pious, it grows not in our garden, in our nature, but it is planted by the Spirit.
The holy Spirit of God is our guide: who will displease his guide? A sweet comfortable guide that ⟨p. 113⟩leades us through the wildernesse of this world, as the cloud before the Israelites, by day, and the pillar of fire by night: so hee conducts us to the heavenly Canaan; if wee grieve our guide, we cause him to leave us to our selves. The Israelites would not goe a steppe further then GOD by his Angell went before them. It is in vaine for us to make toward heaven without our blessed guide; wee cannot doe, nor speake, nor thinke any thing that is holy and good, without him: whatsoever is holy, and pious, it growes not in our garden, in our nature, but it is planted by the Spirit.
There is nothing in the world so great and sweet a ⟨p. 114⟩friend that will do us so much good as the Spirit, if we give him entertainment. Indeed he must rule, he will have the keys delivered to him, we must submit to his government. And when he is in the heart, he will subdue by little and little all high thoughts, rebellious risings, and despairing fears. This shall be our happiness in heaven, when we shall be wholly spiritual, that God shall be all in all; we shall be perfectly obedient to the Spirit in our understandings, wills, and affections. The Spirit will then dwell largely in us, and will make the room where he dwelleth, sweet, and lightsome, and free, subduing whatsoever is contrary; and bring