B00698:72
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, though they are not kept from sins (in some sense) presumptuous, yet they are always kept from that great offence. Though they may commit a sin against the holy Ghost,2 yet they can never commit the sin against the holy Spirit, because this is a sin of malice after strong conviction: expressed in words dipped in malice by a tongue set on fire by hell, and in actions coming from an opposite spirit, and tending to opposition, and to bitter persecution, if their malice be not greater then their power. And it ends always in impenitency, by reason they despise that grace, and cast away that potion whereby they should recover: ⟨p. 82⟩their pride will not stoop to Gods way.
1Againe, though they are not kept from sinnes (in some sence) presumptuous, yet they are alwayes kept from that great offence. Though they may commit a sin against the holy Ghost,2 yet they can never commit the sinne against the holy Spirit, because this is a sinne of malice after strong conviction: expressed in words dipt in malice by a tongue set on fire by hell, and in actions comming from an opposite spirit, and tending to opposition, and to bitter persecution, if their malice bee not greater then their power. And it ends alwaies in impenitencie, by reason they despise that grace, and cast away that potion whereby they should recover: ⟨p. 82⟩their pride will not stoope to Gods way.
- 1Gods children commit not the sin against the holy Ghost.
- 2Since against the holy Ghost, what?