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Bowels Opened
Bowels opened, or, A discovery of the near and deer love, union and communion betwixt Christ and the Church, and consequently betwixt Him and every believing soul Delivered in divers sermons on the fourth fifth and sixth chapters of the Canticles. By that reverend and faithful minister of the Word, Doctor Sibs, late preacher unto the honourable society of Gray's Inn, and Master of Katharine Hall in Cambridge. Being in part finished by his own pen in his life time, and the rest of them perused and corrected by those whom he entrusted with the publishing of his works.Bovvels opened, or, A discovery of the neere and deere love, union and communion betwixt Christ and the Church, and consequently betwixt Him and every beleeving soule Delivered in divers sermons on the fourth fifth and sixt chapters of the Canticles. By that reverend and faithfull minister of the Word, Doctor Sibs, late preacher unto the honourable societie of Grayes Inne, and Master of Katharine Hall in Cambridge. Being in part finished by his owne pen in his life time, and the rest of them perused and corrected by those whom he intrusted with the publishing of his works.
London: printed by George for George Edwards, 1639
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Again, the Church here is never content §4till she find Christ,1 whatsoever she had, nothing contents her, she wanted her beloved, as we see here, she goes up and down inquisitive ⟨p. 404⟩after him till she find him, so it is with a Christian, if he have lost (by his own fault) his former communion with Christ, he will not rest nor be satisfied, but searcheth here and there in the use of this and that means, he runs through all Gods Ordinances and means till he find Christ, nothing in the world will content him, neither honour, riches, place, or friends, till he find that which he once enjoyed, but hath now for a season lost, the comfort, and assurance of Gods love in Christ.
Againe, the Church here is never content §4till she finde Christ,1 whatsoever she had, nothing contents her, she wanted her beloved, as we see here, she goes up and downe inquis•itive ⟨p. 404⟩after him till she find him, so it is with a Christian, if he have lost (by his owne fault) his former communion with Christ, he will not rest nor be satisfied, but searcheth here and there in the use of this and that meanes, he runs through all Gods Ordinances and meanes till he finde Christ, nothing in the world will content him, neither honour, riches, place, or friends, till he finde that which he once enjoyed, but hath now for a season lost, the comfort, and assurance of Gods love in Christ.
- 1True love is never at rest till we find Christ.True love is never at rest till we finde Christ.