A12167:1034
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, To justify her large affections before §2the world and all opposites. 1For the world thinks, what mean these who are called Christians to haunt the exercises of religion, to spend so much time in good things, they wonder at it for want of better information; now the Church here to justify her large expressions, says, this is my beloved, this is my friend, O ye daughters of Jerusalem. ⟨p. 412⟩[…] ⟨p. 413⟩[…]
Secondly, To justifie her large affections before §2the world and all opposites. 1For the world thinks, what meane these who are called Christians to haunt the exercises of religion, to spend so much time in good things, they wonder at it for want of better information; now the Church here to justifie her large expressions, sayes, this is my beloved, this is my friend, O ye daughters of Hierusalem. ⟨p. 412⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 413⟩〈…〉
- 1To justify her strong affection to the stronger Christians.To justifie her strong affection to the stronger Christians.