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Of
the Sealing
of
the
Holy Spirit.
CAP.
files,
not
all
Believers;.
then
when this will
not ferve
the turne, there being
a Conceffion
in
that
Interpretation,
defrru&ive
to
his
whole
caufe,
then it
is
made
as
a
Priviledge
to
the Church; not
to
any individuali Perkins
;but yet
for feare
that
this
priviledge inuft
be
veiled
in
Tome
individually, it is
de-
nyed
that
it
is
made
to
any, but only
is
a
Promife
of
the
Spirits
abode
in
the
world
with
the Word:but
perhaps force thoughts coming upon him,that
this
will
no
way
fuit
the fcope
of
the place,nor
be fuited
to
the inte'dmét
of
Chi*,
it
is
laftly
added,that
let
it be
made
to
whom
it
will, it
is
conditional],
though
there be not the leali intimation
of
any
condition
in
the
Text
,
or
Context,
and
that
by him afiìgned,
be coincident with
the thing it
felfe
promifed
;But
hereof
fo
farre:
And
fo
our
fecund
Teftimony,
theTefrimony of
the
Sonne
a=
bides
Hill
by
the
Truth,
for the confirmation
whereofit
is
produced:
and in
the
mouth
of
thefe two witneff
es,
the abiding
of
the
Spirit with Believers
to the
end,
is
e(rablifhed
Adde
hereunto
(thirdly)
the Teftitnbny
of
the
third
that
bearer
witneffe
in
Heaven,
and who
alto comes neere
, and beares witneffe
to
this
Truth
in
the
hearts
of
Believers,
even
of
the spirit
it
felfe,
and
fo
I
(hall leave
it fealed
un-
der
the
Tefrimony
of
the Father,
Sonne,
and Holy Ghoft.
As
the
other,two,
gave in their Tefrimony
in
a word
of
Promife;
fo
the
Spirit
doth
in
a
reali
worke
of
Performance;
wherein
as
he beares
a
diffinfl Teftimony
of
his
owne, the
Saints
having
a
peculiar
Communion and
fellowfhip
with him
therein,fo he
is as
the
commonfeale
of
Father
and
Sonne,fet
unto
that
Truth,
which by
their Teftimony
they have
confirmed.
There
are indeed fundry,
things, whereby he
confirmes
and
efrablifheth
the
Saints
in
the
Affurance
of
his
abode
with them
for
ever
: I
(hall
at
prefent mention
that
one
eminent
worke
of
his,
which,being
given
unto them,
he
doth
accornplifh
to
this
very
end and purpofe; and
that
is
his
sealing
of
them
to
the
day
of
Redemption. A
worke
it
is,
often in
the
Scripture mentioned
,
and
fhll upon
the
account
of
afTuring
the
Salvation ofBelievers.
2
Cor.i.
22.
by
whom
al
fo
ye
are
Pealed.
Ha-
ving,
mentioned
the
Certainty,Unchangeableneffe, and
efficacy
of
all
the Pro-
mites
of
God
in_Chrifr,
and the end
to
be accomplifbedand brought about
by
them,
namely
the
Glory
of
God
in
Believers,v. 20.
(
all
the rromifes
of
God
are
yea
and
Amen,
in
him
to
the
Glory
of
God
by
us) the Apoftle
acquaints
the
Saints
with one Foundation
ofthe
fecurity
of
their
intereftin
thofe Promifes,
whereby
the
end mentioned,
the
Glory
of
God
by
them, fhould be accompli-
flied.
This
he
afcribes
to the
efficacy
of
the
Spirit bellowed on
them,
in
fun-
dry
workes
of
his
Grace, which he
reckoneth,
v.
21,
22.
Among them this is
one,
that
hefeales
them;
As
to
the
nature
of
thisfealing, and what
that
A&
of
the
Spirit
of
Grace
is,
that
is
fo
called,
I (hall
not
now
infifl
upon
it The
end
and
ufe
of
Sealing
is
more
aimed
at
in
this expreffion, then
the
nature
of
it.,
whatit imports,
then wherein it
confifts. Being
a
terme
forenfcall,
and
tranf-
lated fromthe
ufe
and
pro&ice
of
men in
their
Civil]
Tranfa
&ions
,
the
ufe,
and end
of
it may
eafily
from
the
originali
rife
thereof
be
demonfrrated.
Sealing
amongft men
bath
a
two
fold ufe.Firfr
to
give
fecrecy
and
fecurity
(
in
things
that
are under prefent confideration)
to the
things
fealed. And this
is
the
Firfr ufe
of
Sealing
,
by
a
Peale
fet upon
the thing
fealed.
Of
this
kind
of
fealingchiefely have we
that
long Difcourfe
of
salmaflus,in
the
vindication
of
his
7urAtticumagainfr the Animadverlions
of
Heraldei. And
2'Y'togive
an
aiurance, or
faith,
for
what
is
by them
that
Peale,
to
be done. Ín the
firfr
fence,
are things fealed
up
in
Bags,
and in
Treafuries,
that
they may
be kept
fafe, none
daring
to
breake open their
feales.
In
the Latter, are
all promifory
engagements
confirmed, eftablifhed, and made
unalterable,
wherein men ei-
ther
in
conditionall
compaas,or
Tettamentary difpofitionsdoe
oblige
them-
Eaves,
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