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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	law_n	sin_n	wrath_n	1,461	5	9.1221	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68733	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 meanes 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.	Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1637 (1637)	STC 22495; ESTC S117375	62,609	291

another In Christs transfiguration upon the Mount Moses and Elias appeared together with Christ In whatsoever transfiguration and ravishment wee cannot finde Moses and Elias and Ch●ist to meet that is if what we finde in us be not agreeable to the Scriptures we may well suspect it as an illusion That you may know the voyce of the Spirit of God from the carnall confidence of our owne spirits inquire 1 What went before 2 What accompanieth it 3 What followeth after this ravishing joy 1 The Word must goe before it in being assented unto by faith and submitted unto by answ●rable obedience In whom after you beleeved the word of promise you were sealed So that if there be not first a beleeving of the word of promise there is no sealing The God of peace give you joy i● beleeving There must be a beleeving a walking according to Rule or else no joy nor peace will bee unto us If we cannot bring the Word and our hearts together it is not Gods but Sathans sealing a groundlesse presumption and it will end in despaire as Christ came by water and bloud so doth this testimony it commeth after the other two First the heart is carried to bloud and from thence hath quiet then followeth water and our nature is washed and changed and then commeth this of the Spirit though it be not grounded on their testimonie but is above theirs yet they goe before Where we thus finde the worke wee may know it to be right by the order of it It commeth after deepe humiliation and abasement though we know our selves to be the children of God in some such measure as wee would not change our condition for all the world yet wee would have more evidence we would have further manifestation of Gods countenance towards us we are not satisfied but waite After wee have long fasted and our hearts melted and softened then God powreth water upon the dry wildernesse and then it comes to passe through his goodnesse and mercy that hee comforts and satisfies the desires of the hungry soule GOD will not suffer the spirit of his children to faile 3 Likewise after selfe-denyall in that which is pleasing to us it is made up with inward comfort 〈◊〉 this selfe-denyall bee from a desire of nearer communion with God God will not faile them in what they desire There are wretches in the world that will deny their sinfull nature nothing if they have a disposition to pride they will bee proud if they have a lust to be rich to live in pleasures to follow the vanities of the times they will doe so they will not say nay to corrupt nature in any thing will God vouchsafe to give any true joy or comfort of spirit to such ones No those that se● loose their natures without a checke shall never taste of this hidden Manna But when we deny our selves deny to beare or see that which may feed corruption When we deny●● take delight in that that wee might if we would 〈…〉 course of the world there is a proportionable measure of joy and peace 〈◊〉 co●fort in a higher 〈◊〉 made good to the 〈◊〉 God is so good wee 〈◊〉 lose nothing for par●ing with any thing for 〈◊〉 sake 4 It is usually found after conflict and victory as a reward To him that overcommeth will I give to eate of the hidden Manna Gods children after strong confl●ct with some temptation or inward corruption especially that which accompanieth their disposition and temper when they have so conflicted as that at last they get the better they finde by experience sweet inlargement of spirit to strive against them is a signe of grace but to get victory over them even to subdue our enemies under us that rise up against us this bringeth true peace and joy 5 After wee have put forth our spirituall strength in holy duties God crownes our indeavours with increase of comfort A Christian that takes paines with his heart and will not serve God with that which cost him nothing enjoys that which the spi●ituall sluggard wishes for and goes without God is so just that those men which have striven to live according to principles of nature have found a contentment proportionable to their indeavours some degree of pleasure attends every good action as a reward before a reward Besides these things that goe before this joy and testimony there are secondly some things that doe accompany it if it bee right as 1 This spirituall comfort inlargeth our hearts to a desire after an high prising the ordinances so farre is it from taking us off from a dependance upon them In the Word and other meanes it found comfort from GOD therefore delights to be meeting GOD still in his owne wayes The eye of the soule is strengthened to see further into truths and is inabled more spiritually to understand the things it knew before as in many of the same truths that wise men understand they understood them when they were yong as when they were old but then more clearly So all truths are more clearely knowne by this the Spirit by which we are sealed is the Spirit of illumination not that it reveales any thing different from the Word but giveth a more large understanding and inward knowledge of the same truths as were knowne before 2 A libertie and boldnesse with GOD for where the Spirit is there is a gratious libertie that is further inlargements from the law guilt of sinne and the feare of the wrath of GOD that wee can come with some boldnes to his throne and to him as our Father a freedome to open our soules in prayer before him This stands not so much in multitude of words or formes of expressions but a sonne-like boldnesse in our approaches in prayer The Hypocrite especially in extremity cannot pray his Conscience stoppes his mouth but where the Spirit sealeth it giveth this liberty freely to open and spread our case before him and call upon him yea under the evidence of some displeasure 3 There doth likewise ordinarily accompany this sealing of the Spirit Sathans malice and opposition who being cast from heaven himselfe envies this Heaven upon earth in a creature of meaner ranke by creation then himselfe wee must not thinke to enjoy pure joy here without molestation If there bee danger of exalting above measure we must looke for some messenger of Sathan After this witnesse it leaves the soule more humble none more abased in themselves then those that have neerest communion with God as we see in the Angels that stand before God and cover their faces so Isa 6. Iob after God had manifested himselfe unto him abhorred himselfe in dust and ashes It brings with it a greater desire of sanctification and heavenly-mindednesse As Elias ascended up into heaven his cloake fell by degrees from him the higher our spirits are raised the more we put off affections to earthly things 2 Againe the end of this further manifestation of