B00698:229
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.
Set no reasons against his reasons, hearken to no counsel against his counsel, ⟨p. 231⟩stand not out his persuasions any longer, but yield up your spirits to him, lest he put a period to his patience: he is long suffering, but not always suffering: if he give us up to our own spirits, we shall only be witty to work out our own damnation: we are not given up to our own spirits, but after many repulses of this holy Spirit: and at length, what now will not serve for an argument to persuade us, shall be used hereafter as an argument to torment us. The Spirit will help our spirits to repeat and recall all the motions to our own good, that we formerly put back. We should think when conscience ⟨p. 232⟩speaks in us, God speaks, and when the Spirit moves us, it is God that moves us, and that all excuse will be cut off: answer will be, did not I tell you of this by conscience, my deputy? did not I move you to this good by mine own Spirit? Take heed of keeping out any light, for light, where it doth not come in and soften, hardens: none so hard hearted, as those upon whom the light hath shined: there is more to be hoped from a man, that hath only a natural conscience, then from him, whose heart and spirit hath been long beaten on: there is more to be hoped from a heathen Pilate, than a proud Pharisee. ⟨p. 233⟩Those that will not be sealed to their salvation, it is just with GOD that they should be se•led up to their destruction; the soul without the spirit is darkness and confusion, full of self accusing and self tormenting thoughts: it we let the Spirit come in▪ it will scatter all, and settle the soul in a sweet quiet.
Set no reasons against his reasons, hearken to no counsell against his counsell, ⟨p. 231⟩stand not out his perswasions any longer, but yeeld up your spirits to him, lest hee put a perio• to his patience: hee is long suffering, but not alwayes suffering: if hee give us up to our own spirits, wee shall onely be witty to worke out our owne damnation: wee are not given up to our owne spirits, but after many repulses of this holy Spirit: and at length, what now will not serve for an argument to perswade us, shall bee used hereafter as an argument to torment us. The Spirit will helpe our spirits to repeate and recall all the motions to our owne good, that wee formerly put backe. Wee should thinke when conscience