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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
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.
Who can mortify those strong corruptions, that would hinder us in the way to heaven, but the Spirit ⟨p. 226⟩clothing our spirit with power from above? who purifieth the conscience, but he that is above conscience? Who can raise our spirits above all temptations & troubles, but that Spirit of power that is above all?
Who can mortifie those strong corruptions, that would hinder us in the way to heaven, but the Spirit ⟨p. 226⟩cloathing our spirit with power from above? who purifieth the conscience, but he that is above cōscience? Who can raise our spirits above al temptations & troubles, but that Spirit of power that is above all?
The strength and vigour of any creature is from the spirits: and the strength of the spirits of all flesh is from this Spirit, whose office is to put spirit into our spirit.
As GOD redeemed us with his blood, so GOD must apply this blood, that conscience may be quieted. He only can subdue the rebellion of our spirits, and soften our hearts, and make them fit for sealing. The Spirit only can so report the mercy of God to ⟨p. 227⟩our souls, as to persuade and work our hearts to this assurance, otherwise we would never yield. For partly the greatness of the state is such, that none but God can assure: and partly the misgiving and unbelief of our heart is such, that none but God can subdue it. The thing being so great, and our deservings so little, being unworthy of the things of this life, much more of that eternal happiness; this cannot be done without the high and glorious Spirit of God.