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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.
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.
As common swearers, can they plead ignorance? they ⟨p. 36⟩know the Commandement, God will not hold them guiltlesse, 1that take his name in vaine: can they plead perturbation? They doe it oft in a bravery, when they are not urged: there is no ingagement 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 himselfe; let God and his Ministers take it as they will, though I have no pleasure or prosit by it, yet I wil have my liberty. The heart that hath been thus wicked, will hardly admit of comfort, when it stands in neede of it.
- 1Exod. 20.
We are not said to be ill, because we know ill, but because ⟨p. 37⟩we will and consent to ill; it is the will that makes up the bargain, sin were not sin else. God hath given us the custody of our own souls, and as long as we keep the keys faithfully, and betray not our souls to Satan, so long we possess our own souls, and our comfort: but when he suggests; do this, or speak this, and we consent; he takes full and free possession of us, as much as in us lies; and God in judgment saith Amen to it. God saith take him Satan: since he will not have my Spirit to rule him, it is fit he should have a worse. The more willingness, the more sinfulness, and the less defence; and Gods justice