B00698:134
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.
Again, we use to see our seal only upon that we have some estimation of;1 set me as a seal, saith the Church in the Canticles, upon thy right hand, have me in thy eye and mind, as a special thing thou valuest.
Againe, we use to see our seale onely upon that wee have some estimation of;1 set mee as a seale, saith the Church in the Canticles, upon thy right hand, have mee in thy eye and minde, as a speciall thing thou valuest.
- 14 Estimation.
The witness and work of the Spirit, shows Gods estimation of us: the Scripture is abundant in setting forth the great price that God sets on his children; they are his Children, his Spouse, his Friends, his Portion, his Treasure, his Coin, he sets his mark, his likeness on them; they are things hallowed and consecrated, they are first-fruits. ⟨p. 142⟩Israel is a holy thing; 1their titles show the esteem that God hath of them; he values them more than all the world besides, which are as chaff and dross. The righteous man is more excellent than his neighbour. As there is a difference of excellency between precious stones, and other common stones, between fruitful, and barren trees; so there is amongst men: and in this regard, God sets a higher esteem upon some, and thence it is that they have those honourable and glorious titles in Scripture, of Sons, Heirs, Kings, and co-heirs with Christ: when others are termed dross and dung, and thorns, and have all the base terms ⟨p. 143⟩that may be.