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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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Then the second Question is, 1whither is thy Beloved gone? One question begets another, and indeed if this question be well satisfied what is Christ above others, this will follow again, where is he▪ how shall I get him? how shall I seek him? what is the reason▪ this second question is seldom made? Whither is he gone, how shall I get Christ? Because the former question, namely, What is Christ? is so ⟨p. 422⟩seldom made. For if we did once know what Christ is, we would be sure with the daughters of Jerusalem to ask whither is he gone, that we may seek him with thee.
Then the second Question is, 1whither is thy Beloved gone? One question begets another, and indeed if this question be well satisfied what is Christ above others, this will follow againe, where is he▪ how shall I get him? how shall I seeke him? what is the reason▪ this second question is seldome made? VVhither is he gone, how shall I get Christ? Because the former question, namely, What is Christ? is so ⟨p. 422⟩seldome made. For if we did once know what Christ is, we would be sure with the daughters of Hierusalem to aske whither is he gone, that we may seeke him with thee.
- 1That a discovery of Christs excellency must needs set us a work how to have him.That a discovery of Christs excellencie must needs set us a work how to have him.