B00698:136
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.
Now this estimation, by sealing is known to us by the grace God works in us: common gifts and privileges, and favours of the world, are no seal of Gods estimation. If God should give a man kingdoms, and great Monarchies, it seals not Gods love to him, at all; but when God makes a man a spiritual King to rule over his base lusts, this is a seal of Gods valuing him above other men. Therefore we should learn how to value others, and our selves, not by common things that cast-aways may have, but by the stamp of God set on us by the Spirit, which is an argument that God intends to lay us up as ⟨p. 144⟩coin for another treasury, for heaven. It is the common grand error of the times, to be led with false evidences. Many think God loves them, because he spares them, and follows them with long patience, and makes them thrive in the world. Alas, are these fruits of Gods special love? What grace hath he wrought in thy heart by his Spirit? he gives his Spirit to them that pray; insinuating, that next the gift of his Son, the greatest gift is the Spirit, to fashion and fit us to be members of his Son: this is an argument of Gods love and esteem.
Now this estimation, by sealing is knowne to us by the grace God works in us: common gifts and priviledges, and favours of the world, are no seale of Gods estimation. If God should give a man kingdomes, and great Monarchies, it seales not Gods love to him, at all; but when God makes a man a spirituall King to rule over his base lusts, this is a seale of Gods valuing him above other men. Therfore we should learne how to value others, and our selves, not by common things that cast-awayes may have, but by the stampe of God set on us by the Spirit, which is an argument that God intends to lay us up as ⟨p. 144⟩coyne for another treasury, for heaven. It is the common grand errour of the times, to be led with false evidences. Many thinke God loves them, because hee spares them, and followes them with long patience, and makes them thrive in the world. Alas, are these fruits of Gods speciall love? What grace hath hee wrought in thy heart by his Spirit? hee gives his Spirit to them that pray; insinuating, that next the gift of his Son, the greatest gift is the Spirit, to fashion and fit us to be members of his Sonne: this is an argument of Gods love and esteeme.