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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.
1Let us give up the government of our souls to the Spirit of God; it is for our safety so to do, as being wiser then our selves, who are unable to direct our own way: it is our liberty ⟨p. 85⟩to be under a wisdom and goodness larger then our own. Let the Spirit think in us, desire in us, pray in us, live in us, do all in us: labour ever to be in such a frame as we may be fit for the Spirit to work upon; as Nazianzen saith of himself, Lord I am an instrument for thee to touch. A musical instrument though in tune soundeth nothing, unless it be touched; let us lay our selves open to the Spirits touch. Thus Saint Paul lived not,2 but Christ lived in him: this requires a great deal of sefle-denial, to put our selves thus upon the guidance of the Spirit: but if we knew what enemies we are to our selves, it would be no such ⟨p. 86⟩hard matter.
1Let us give up the government of our soules to the Spirit of God; it is for our safety so to doe, as being wiser then our selves, who are unable to direct our owne way: it is our libertie ⟨p. 85⟩to bee under a wisedome and goodnesse larger then our owne. Let the Spirit thinke in us, desire in us, pray in us, live in us, doe all in us: labour ever to be in such a frame as we may be fit for the Spirit to worke upon; as Nazianzen saith of himselfe, Lord I am an instrument for thee to touch. A musicall instrument though in tune soundeth nothing, unlesse it bee touched; let us lay our selves open to the Spirits touch. Thus Saint Paul lived not,2 but Christ lived in him: this requires a great deale of sefle-denyall, to put our selves thus upon the guidance of the Spirit: but if we knew what enemies wee are to our selves, it would be no such ⟨p. 86⟩hard matter.