B00698:226
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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How earnest and desirous then is both the Father and the Son to save us, that pleased to send such an Orator and Ambassador as is equal with themselves ⟨p. 228⟩to persuade us, to assure us, to fit us for salvation? and how gracious is the Spirit that will vouchsafe to have such communion with such poor fi•full spirits as ours? And should not this work upon our hearts a care not to grieve the holy Spirit? and so we come to the fourth conclusion.
How earnest and desirous then is both the Father and the Sonne to save us, that pleased to send such an Orator and Embassador as is equall with themselves ⟨p. 228⟩to perswade us, to assure us, to fit us for salvation? and how gracious is the Spirit that will vouchsafe to have such communion with such poore fi•full spirits as ours? And should not this worke upon our hearts a care not to grieve the holy Spirit? and so wee come to the fourth conclusion.
The fourth conclusion is,1 that the sealing of the spirit unto salvation, should be a strong prevailing argument not to grieve the Spirit, that is, not to sin: for sin only grieves the Spirit.2 The grace of God (saith Paul to Titus) that bringeth salvation, Christ appeared: and what is Christ but grace? Christ appeared, and the ⟨p. 229⟩free favour of GOD in Christ, whereby we are assured of salvation: which teacheth us, what to do? to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously and godly in this present world. Even the consideration of the benefits of Christ, that are past, such as came with Christs first coming, but that is not all, Verse 13. Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. The second coming of Christ enforceth likewise the same care of holin flee.