B00698:157
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.
As God in his oath and swearing joineth none to himself, but sweareth by himself: so in this witness he taketh confirm it, but witnesseth by himself. And hence ariseth joy unspeakable, and glorious, and peace which passeth all understanding; for it is an extract of heaven when we see our being in the state of grace, not in the effect only, but as in the breast and bosom of God.
As God in his oath and swearing joyneth none to himselfe, but sweareth by himselfe: so in this witnesse hee taketh confirm it, but witnesseth by himselfe. And hence ariseth joy unspeakeable, and glorious, and peace which passeth all understanding; for it is an extract of heaven when wee see our being in the state of grace, not in the effect only, but as in the breast and bosome of God.
This witness of the Spirit is known from1 ⟨p. 170⟩the strong conviction it bringeth with it, which wayeth and over-powers the soul to give credit unto it. But there be, you will say, strong illusions? True, bring them therefore to some rules of discerning. Bring all your joy, and peace, and confidence to the Word, they go both together, as a pair of Indentures, one answers another. In Christs transfiguration upon the Mount, Moses and Elijah appeared together with Christ. In whatsoever transfiguration and ravishment, we cannot find Moses, and Elijah, and Christ to meet, that is, if what we find in us be not agreeable to the Scriptures, we may well suspect it as