B00698:174
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
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Much must be left to GODS fatherly wisdom in this, who knows whom to cheer up, and when, and in what degree, and to what purpose and service, and remember always, that these enlargements of spirit are as occasional refreshings in the way, not daily food to live upon: we maintain our life by faith, not by sight or feeling. Feasting is not for every day, except that Feast of a good conscience which is continual: but I speak of grand days, and high feasts: these are disposed, as GOD seeth cause.
Much must bee left to GODS fatherly wisedome in this, who knowes whom to cheare up, and when, and in what degree, and to what purpose and service, and remember alwayes, that these inlargements of spirit are as occasionall refreshings in the way, not daily food to live upon: we maintaine our life by faith, not by sight or feeling. Feasting is not for every day, except that Feast of a good conscience which is continuall: but I speake of grand dayes, and high feasts: these are disposed, as GOD seeth cause.
3 Where this sealing of the Spirit is, there followeth ⟨p. 184⟩also upon it a lifting up of the head, in thinking of our latter end; it makes one think of the times to come with joy, as the holy Ghost here mentioneth the day of redemption; as a motive to them to take heed that they did not grieve the Spirit: intimating, they should think of the day of redemption with a great deal of joy and comfort. The Saints are described in Scripture to be those that look for the appearing of Christ: they are Christs, and in him their reckonings and accounts are even. And therefore with delight they can often think and meditate upon the blessed times that are to come.
3 Where this sealing of the Spirit is, there followeth ⟨p. 184⟩also upon it a lifting up of the head, in thinking of our latter end; it makes one thinke of the times to come with joy, as the holy Ghost here mentioneth the day of redemption; as a motive to them to take heed that they did not grieve the Spirit: intimating, they should thinke of the day of redemption with a great deale of joy and comfort. The Saints are described in Scripture to be those that looke for the appearing of Christ: they are Christs, and in him their reckonings and accounts are even. And therefore with delight they can often think and meditate upon the blessed times that are to come.