B00698:54
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.
1Lastly, omission, or slight performance of duties, grieve the Spirit: the Spirit as he comes from the Father, and the Son, from God, so he is great in himself being God; Offer this to thy King, saith Malachi, when he saw them come negligently and carelessly to the worship of God; when people hear drowsily, and receive the Sacrament unpreparedly: this grieves the Spirit, because it comes from irreverence and disrespect: And the reason why so many are dead hearted, is because they make no conscience of omissions, of drowsiness, of negligent cold performances. Such ⟨p. 64⟩Christians what do they differ from carnal men in duties, for they will hear, pray, receive Sacraments. He is the best Christian that is the most reverend Christian, the most careful Christian, most jealous over his own heart. Usually those are the richest in grace. Even amongst good men, those that are most careful, and watchful over themselves: they go away enriched with the greatest blessing. Therefore let us hear, and so hear, let us receive, and receive Thus, So let us eat of this bread, &c. The Scripture fixeth a reverend respect before duty, suitable to the Majesty of the great God, whose business we are about.
1Lastly, omission, or slight performance of duties, grieve the Spirit: the Spirit as he comes from the Father, and the Sonne, from God, so he is great in himselfe being God; Offer this to thy King, saith Malachy, when hee saw them come negligently and carelesly to the worship of God; when people heare drowsily, and receive the Sacrament unpreparedly: this grieves the Spirit, because it comes from irreverence and disrespect: And the reason why so many are dead hearted, is because they make no conscience of omissions, of drowsinesse, of negligent cold performances. Such ⟨p. 64⟩Christians what doe they differ from carnall men induties, for they will heare, pray, receive Sacraments. He is the best Christian that is the most reverend Christian, the most carefull Christian, most jealous over his owne heart. Vsually those are the richest in grace. Even amongst good men, those that are most carefull, and watchfull over themselves: they goe away inriched with the greatest blessing. Therefore let us heare, and so heare, let us receive, and receive Thus, So let us eate of this bread, &c. The Scripture fixeth a reverend respect before duty, sutable to the Majestie of the great God, whose businesse we are about.