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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.
This degree of sealing by way of witness and comfort, is appropriated to the holy Spirit: every person in the blessed Trinity hath their several work; the Father chooseth us, and passeth a decree upon the whole ground-work of our salvation. The Son executeth it to the full. The Spirit applieth it, and witnesseth our interest in it by leading our souls to lay ⟨p. 160⟩hold upon him, and by raising up our souls in the assurance of it, and by breeding and cherishing sweet communion with Father and Son, who both of them seal us like wise by the Spirit. This joy & comfort is so appropriated to the Spirit, as it carrieth the very name of the Spirit, and is one of the three Witnesses on earth, that witnesseth not only Christ to be a Saviour, but our Saviour. The three witnesses on earth are the Spirit, water, and blood: for the better conceiving of which place, we must know th•• great work of Christ of redemption and justification was typified in the old Testament by blood; and the great work of Christ of redemption justification was typified in the old Testament by blood; and the great ⟨p. 161⟩work of our sanctification typified by their washing: To answer which types, when Christs side was pierced, there came forth both blood and water, showing that Christ came not only by blood to justify us, but by water to sanctify us. Hereupon blood and water have the power to be witnesses. The blood of Christ being sprinkled on the heart by the Spirit, doth pacify the conscience in assuring it that God is pacified by blood, as being offered by the eternal Spirit: this quieting power showeth that it was the blood of God, and shed for me in particular.
This degree of sealing by way of witnesse and comfort, is appropriated to the holy Spirit: every person in the blessed Trinitie hath their severall worke; the Father chuseth us, and passeth a decree upon the whole ground-work of our salvation. The Sonne executeth it to the full. The Spirit applyeth it, and witnesseth our interest in it by leading our soules to lay ⟨p. 160⟩hold upon him, and by raising up our soules in the assurance of it, and by breeding and cherishing sweet communion with Father and Son, who both of them seale us like wise by the Spirit. This joy & comfort is so appropriated to the Spirit, as it carrieth the very name of the Spirit, and is one of the three Witnesses on earth, that witnesseth not onely Christ to bee a Saviour, but our Saviour. The three witnesses on earth are the Spirit, water, and bloud: for the better conceiving of which place, wee must know th great worke of Christ of redemption and justification was typified in the old Testament by bloud; and the great worke of Christ of redemption justification was typified in the old Testament by bloud; and the great