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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.
It is impossible a man should care for heaven, that doth not care for the beginnings of heaven: he cannot be said to care for ⟨p. 241⟩full redemption and glory, that doth not care for the spirit of grace: fullness of grace is the best thing in glory; other things, as peace and joy, and the like, they are but the shinings forth of this fullness of grace in glory.
It is impossible a man should care for heaven, that doth not care for the beginnings of heaven: hee cannot bee said to care for ⟨p. 241⟩full redemption and glory, that doth not care for the spirit of grace: fulnesse of grace is the best thing in glory; other things, as peace and joy, and the like, they are but the shinings forth of this fulnesse of grace in glory.
Again, when the Spirit assureth us of Gods love in the greatest fruits of it, as it doth when it assureth this redemption: That love kindles love again, and love constrains us, by a sweet necessity to yield cheerful and willing obedience in all things: there is nothing more active and fuller of invention, than love, and there is nothing that love studies more than how to please, there is nothing that it fears ⟨p. 242⟩more than to discontent. It is a neat affection, and will endure nothing offensive, either to it self, or the spirit of such as we love: and this love the Spirit teaches the heart, & love teaches us not only our duty, but to do it in a loving and acceptable manner. It carries out the whole stream of the soul with it, and rules all, whilst it rules, & will not suffer the soul to divert to by-things, much less to contrary.
Againe, when the Spirit assureth us of Gods love in the greatest fruits of it, as it doth when it assureth this redemption: That love kindles love againe, and love constraines us, by a sweet necessity to yeeld cheerefull and willing obedience in all things: there is nothing more active and fuller of invention, than love, and there is nothing that love studies more than how to please, there is nothing that it fears