B00698:144
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 this dark condition, if they do as Saint Paul and ⟨p. 153⟩his company did, cast Anchor even in the dark night of temptation, and pray still for day; God will appear, and all shall clear up, we shall see light without, and light within: the day-star will arise in their hearts.
In this darke condition, if they doe as Saint Paul and ⟨p. 153⟩his companie did, cast Anchor even in the dark night of temptation, and pray still for day; God will appeare, and all shall cleere up, wee shall see light without, and light within: the day-starre will arise in their hearts.
Thought by reflecting upon our souls we are able to discern a spirit of faith, GOD may hide himself from the soul in regard of comfort: Nay, a Christian may know himself to be in the state of grace, and yet be in an afflicted condition. As in Jobs case, he knew his Redeemer lived, and he resolved to trust in him even though he killed him: he knew he was no hypocrite, he knew his graces ⟨p. 154⟩were true: an for all the imputations of his friends, they could not dispute him out of his sincerity; you shall not take my uprightness from me. Yet for the present he saw no light from heaven, till it pleased GOD to reveal himself in special favour to him. There is always peace and joy in believing, yet not in that degree which gives the soul content, until by honouring God in believing and waiting still his good time, he honoureth us with further sense of his favour, and poureth forth his Spirit to us, manifesting his special love towards us: and this is a further degree of sealing of us, confirming us more ⟨p. 155⟩strongly then before.
Thought by reflecting upon our soules we are able to discerne a spirit of faith, GOD may hide himselfe from the soule in regard of comfort: Nay, a Christian may know himselfe to bee in the state of grace, and yet bee in an afflicted condition. As in Iobs case, hee knew his Redeemer lived, and hee resolved to trust in him even though hee killed him: hee knew hee was no hypocrite, he knew his graces