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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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To conclude this point,1 let us try our affections by the Churches affections in this place, whether Christ be so lovely to us or not, Isa. 5. 3. it is said there is no beauty in him, when we shall see him, and he was despised of men, he was so in regard of his cross, and sufferings to the eye of the world, and of carnal men. Herod scorned him, when Pilate sent him to him, made no body of him (as the word in the Original is) they looked upon the outside of Christ in the flesh when he was abased. There was no form nor beauty in him (saith the Holy Ghost) that is to the sight of carnal men, but those that had the sight of their sins with spiritual eyes▪ they could otherwise judge of Christ. The poor Centurion, saw an excellency in him, when he said, He was not worthy that he should come under his roof. The poor thief saw the excellency of Christ upon the cross in those torments: Lord remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
To conclude this point,1 let us try our affections by the Churches affections in this place, whether Christ be so lovely to us or not, Isa. 5. 3. it is said there is no beauty in him, when we shall see him, and he was dispised of men, he was so in regard of his crosse, and sufferings to the eye of the world, and of carnall men. H•rod scorned him, when Pilate sent him to him, made no body of him (as the word in the Originall is) they looked upon the outside of Christ in the flesh when he was abased. There was no forme nor beauty in him (saith the Holy Ghost) that is to the sight of carnall men, but those that had the sight of their sinnes with spirituall eyes▪ they could otherwise judge of Christ. The poore Centurion, saw an excellency in him, when he said, He was not worthy that he should come under his roofe. The poore theefe saw the excellency of Christ upon the crosse in those torments: Lord remember me when thou commest into thy kingdome.