B00698:197
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.
1For the first we may know we are in the state of grace: first, because the Apostle would not have used an argument moving, not to grieve the Spirit, from a thing unknown or guessed at; it is an ill manner of reasoning to argue from a thing unknown.
1For the first wee may know wee are in the state of grace: first, because the Apostle would not have used an argument moving, not to grieve the Spirit, from a thing unknowne or guessed at; it is an ill manner of reasoning to argue from a thing unknowne.
- 1The first conclusion.
2 Again, sealing of us by the Spirit, is not in regard of God, but of our selves. God knoweth who are his, but we know not that weare his, but by sealing.
2 Againe, sealing of us by the Spirit, is not in regard of God, but of our selves. God knoweth who are his, but we know not that weare his, but by sealing.
3 The scope of the Scriptures indited by the Spirit, ⟨p. 204⟩is for comfort, the Apostle saith so directly, and what comfort in an uncertain condition, wherein a man knows not but he may be a reprobate? Wherefore came our Saviour into the world, and took our nature upon him; why became he a curse for us; why hath he carried our nature into heaven, and there appears for us till he hath brought us home to himself, but that he would have us out of all doubt of his love after once by faith we have received him? whence proceeded those Commandments to believe, those checks of unbelievers, the commendation of them that did believe, those upbraidings of doubting,