B00698:95
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
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This care will be helped by spiritual wisdom, whereby we may discern both wherein we have grieved the Spirit, and wherein for the time to come we ⟨p. 106⟩may. We cannot maintain friendship in perfect and sweet terms with any, whose disposition we know not, what will please or displease them; therefore we should study the nature and delight of the Spirit, and wherein we are prone both to forget our selves and the Spirit. We esteem not much the friendship of those who are so much friends to themselves, as they pass not much whether friends be contented or discontented. The Spirit dwells more largely in that heart that hath emptied it self of it self: the Israelites felt not the sweetness of Manna, till they had spent their flesh pots and other provision of Egypt. The nature ⟨p. 107⟩of Gods Spirit is holy; as it is holy, so delighteth only in holy Temples: those therefore that set up any Idol of jealousy in their souls against God, that do not preserve their vessels in holiness, cannot think of any communion with the Spirit. The Spirit is jealous of our affections, and will have nothing set up in the heart above God; though the Spirit stoops to dwell in us, yet we must not forget the respect due to so great a Superior, but reverently entertain what ever comes from him. Reverence and obedience is the carriage due to a superior, and where this distance is not kept, a breach will follow. We should reverence our ⟨p. 108⟩selves for the spirits sake, and think our selves too good for any base lust to lodge in; that heart that the Spirit hath taken for it self, should turn off all contrary motions with abomination: what should pride, and envy, and passion do in an heart consecrated to the spirit of meekness and holiness?
This care will be helped by spirituall wisedome, whereby wee may discerne both wherein we have grieved the Spirit, and wherein for the time to come wee ⟨p. 106⟩may. We cannot maintaine friendship in perfect and sweet termes with any, whose disposition we know not, what will please or displease them; therefore wee should study the nature and delight of the Spirit, and wherein we are prone both to forget our selves and the Spirit. Wee esteeme not much the friendship of those who are so much friends to themselves, as they passe not much whether friends bee contented or discontented. The Spirit dwels more largely in that heart that hath emptied it selfe of it self: the Israelites felt not the sweetnesse of Manna, till they had spent their flesh pots and other provision of Egypt. The nature