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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.
1Again, we grieve the holy Spirit, when we commit such sins, as we might avoid, such sins as we have some helps against, and least provocation unto. It is a general rule, Quanto major facilitas, &c. The more the facility of not sinning, the greater the sin. Therefore when we are tempted to sin, consider what conscience saith: I have been an hearer of the word, what hath the Spirit of God revealed and discovered unto me? He hath showed that this is a sin: whom do I grieve, by the commission of it? The ⟨p. 59⟩Spirit of God, and wound my own conscience: and then consider, will that, that I sin for, countervail this? Do I not buy my sin too dear? Sins are dearly bought, with the grieving of the Spirit of God: therefore wisely think before hand what sin will cost.
1Againe, we grieve the holy Spirit, when we commit such sinnes, as we might avoid, such sinnes as we have some helps against, and least provocation unto. It is a generall rule, Quanto major facilitas, &c. The more the facility of not sinning, the greater the sinne. Therefore when we are tempted to sin, consider what conscience saith: I have beene an hearer of the word, what hath the Spirit of God revealed and discovered unto mee? He hath shewed that this is a sinne: whom do I grieve, by the commission of it? The ⟨p. 59⟩Spirit of God, and wound my owne conscience: and then consider, will that, that I sin for, countervaile this? Doe I not buy my sinne too deare? Sinnes are dearely bought, with the grieving of the Spirit of God: therefore wisely thinke before hand what sinne will cost.
- 1And sin having helps to do the contrary.And sinne having helps to doe the contrary.