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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
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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, ⟨p. 205⟩as springing from unbelief: to what use are the Sacraments, but to seal unto us the benefits of Christ? if upon all this we should still doubt of GODS love, especially when besides the sealing of the promises to us, we are sealed our selves by the Spirit of promise.
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 uncertaine condition, wherein a man knowes not but hee may be a reprobate? Wherefore came our Saviour into the world, and tooke our nature upon him; why became he a curse for us; why hath hee carried our nature into heaven, and there appeares for us till hee hath brought us home to himselfe, but that hee would have us out of all doubt of his love after once by faith wee have received him? whence proceeded those Commandements to beleeve, those checkes of unbeleevers, the commendation of them that did beleeve, those upbraidings of doubting, ⟨p. 205⟩as springing from unbeliefe: to what use are the Sacraments, but to seale unto us the benefits of Christ? if upon all this wee should still doubt of GODS love, especially when besides the sealing of the promises to us, wee are sealed our selves by the Spirit of promise.