B00698:62
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.
1How shall we know when we grieve the Spirit? we may know that by the sins before mentioned, as the cause of grief. Again, the Spirit will bring report of ••s own grief: we may know we have offended a friend when he leaves our company; so we may know we have discontented the ⟨p. 70⟩Spirit by spiritual defend once, both in respect of assistance in the performance o• duties, and resisting temptations, and bearing afflictions; as also in respect o• comfort, as when we find a strangeness and dullness of disposition; unless it be from some natural distemper of body, we may fear all is not well.
1How shall we know when we grieve the Spirit? wee may know that by the sins before mentioned, as the cause of griefe. Againe, the Spirit will bring report of ••s owne griefe: wee may know wee have offended a friend when he leaves our company; so we may know wee have discontented the ⟨p. 70⟩Spirit by spirituall defen• ons, both in respect of assi•stance in the performance o• duties, and resisting tempta•tions, and bearing afflicti•ons; as also in respect o• comfort, as when wee find a strangenesse and dulness• of disposition; unlesse it be from some naturall distemper of body, wee may feare all is not well.
- 1How it may be known when the Spirit is grieved.How it may be knowne when the Spirit is grieved.