B00698:41
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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Who will think himself well entertained into an house, when there shall be entertainment given to his greatest enemy with him? and shall see more regard had, and better countenance ⟨p. 46⟩showed to his enemy, than to him? when the motions of corrupt nature are more regarded, then the motions of the Spirit. The wisedom• of the Spirit which is from above, is first pure, and maketh us so, and raiseth the soul upward to things above. Christians indeed have their failings; but if true Christian examine himself, his heart will say that every day he intends the glory of God, and the good of the state he lives in: he hath a larger hear• than a base worldling, that keeps within the sphere o• himself; spending all his thoughts there, and consults only with flesh and blood, with profit and pleasure, to hear what ⟨p. 47⟩they say. Such baseness cannot but grieve the Spirit, as contrary to our hopes, and heavenly calling, which are glorious.
Who will think himselfe well entertained into an house, when there shall be entertainement given to his greatest enemy with him? and shall see more regard had, and better countenance ⟨p. 46⟩shewed to his enemy, than to him? when the motions of corrupt nature are more regarded, then the motions of the Spirit. The wisedom• of the Spirit which is from above, is first pure, and maketh us so, and rayseth the soule upward to things above. Christians indeed have their failings; but if true Christian examine himselfe, his heart will say that every day hee intends the glory of God, and the good of the state hee lives in: hee hath a larger hear• than a base worldling, that keepes within the sphere o• himselfe; spending all his thoughts there, and consults onely with flesh and bloud, with profit and pleasure, to heare what ⟨p. 47⟩