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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.
In being justified in the spirit, being raised from the dead,1 and declared thereby to be the Son of God mightily with power, and then advanced him to the right hand of God, that through him our faith and trust might be in God, 1 Peter 1.14. and appearing there for ever for us, showeth not only his ability and willingness to save us, but that it is done already: We any see all ⟨p. 125⟩what ever we can look for to our selves, performed in our head, to our comfort.
In being justified in the spirit, being raised from the dead,1 and declared thereby to be the Sonne of God mightily with power, and then advanced him to the right hand of God, that through him our faith and trust might bee in God, 1 Peter 1.14. and appearing there for ever for us, sheweth not onely his habilitie and willingnesse to save us, but that it is done already: Wee any see all ⟨p. 125⟩what ever we can looke for to our selves, performed in our head, to our comfort.
- 1Rom. 1 4.
1As Christ was sealed and fitted for us, so we are sealed and fitted for Christ. There is a privy seal in predestination, this is known only to God himself: The Lord knoweth who are his. And this knowledge of God of us, is carried secret,