B00698:207
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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1The second conclusion: We may upon the knowledge of our present estate in grace be assured for the time to come: for this sealing is to the day of Redemption; that is, till we be put into full possession of what we now believe; and besides, sealing is for securing for the time to come, and our Saviours promise is, that though He departed from them, yet the Comforter should abide with them for ever, John 14. And why are we certain of the favour of God to our comfort for the present, but that we doubt not of it for the time to come?
1The second conclusion: We may upon the knowledge of our present estate in grace bee assured for the time to come: for this sealing is to the day of Redemption; that is, till wee be put into full possession of what we now beleeve; and besides, sealing is for securing for the time to come, and our Saviours promise is, that though He departed from them, yet the Comforter should abide with them for ever, Iohn 14. And why are wee certaine of the favour of God to our comfort for the present, but that wee doubt not of it for the time to come?
- 1The second conclusion.
Faith and love, and these graces, they never fail finally; therefore when the Scripture speaks of Faith, it speaks of salvation by it for the present: as if a man should be in heaven presently so soon as he believes. We are saved by faith, say the Scriptures: we are not yet saved; but the meaning is, we are▪ set by faith into a state of salvation. Being put into Christ by Faith, we are risen with Christ, and sit in heavenly places with him.