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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.
1Answ. When there is passion, there is some colour for sin; as profit, pleasure, fear to displease, &c. When there is ignorance, there is a want of that that might help the understanding; but when there are none of these, and a man willingly sins, he is more directly carried against the command and will of God: there is nothing puts him on: yet he accounts it so small a matter, that he will do it without any provocation, out of a slight esteem of the good pleasure and will of God.
1Answ. When there is passion, there is some colour for sinne; as profit, pleasure, feare to displease, &c. When there is ignorance, there is a want of that that might help the understanding; but when there are none of these, and a man willingly sinnes, hee is more directly carried against the command and will of God: there is nothing puts him on: yet hee accounts it so small a matter, that hee will doe it without any provocation, out of a slight esteeme of the good pleasure and will of God.
- 1Why voluntary sins grieve the Spirit so much.
As common swearers, can they plead ignorance? they ⟨p. 36⟩know the Commandment, God will not hold them guiltless, 1that take his name in vain: can they plead perturbation? They do it oft in a bravery, when they are not urged: there is no engagement in that sin of profit or pleasure, but a voluntary superfluity of pride. They would have you to know, that they are men that care not for God himself; let God and his Ministers take it as they will, though I have no pleasure or profit by it, yet I will have my liberty. The heart that hath been thus wicked, will hardly admit of comfort, when it stands in need of it.