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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.
1Secondly, study to walk perfectly in obeying the Spirit in all things, which requires much circumspection in knowing and regarding our ways: and then we shall find the Spirit ready to close with us, and tell us, This is the way, walk in it: and upon obedience we shall find the Spirit encouraging us by a secret intimation that this or that is well done. Thus Paul was said to be bound in Spirit, the Spirit so put him on, that he could not withstand the motions until the execution of it. We must take especial heed of slighting any motion, as being the Spirits messenger, they are Gods Ambassadors sent to make way for ⟨p. 87⟩God into our hearts, therefore give them entertainment. Many men rather then they will be troubled with holy motions, stifle them in the birth, as harlots, that to avoid the pain of child-birth, kill their fruit in the womb: let us take heed of murdering these births of the Spirit. But seeing Satan will oft interrupt good motions by good motions, that he may hinder both:
1Secondly, study to walke perfectly in obeying the Spirit in all things, which requires much circumspection in knowing and regarding our wayes: and then we shall sinde the Spirit ready to close with us, and tell us, This is the way, walke in it: and upon obedience wee shall finde the Spirit incouraging us by a secret intimation that this or that is well done. Thus Paul was said to be bound in Spirit, the Spirit so put him on, that he could not withstand the motions untill the execution of it. We must take especiall heed of slighting any motion, as being the Spirits messenger, they are Gods Ambassadours sent to make way for ⟨p. 87⟩God into our hearts, therefore give them entertainement. Many men rather then they will be troubled with holy motions, stifle them in the birth, as harlots, that to avoid the paine of childe-birth, kill their fruit in the wombe: let us take heed of murthering these births of the Spirit. But seeing Sathan will oft interrupt good motions by good motions, that he may hinder both:
- 12 To obey him perfectly.