A12167:1055
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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Let us learn this heavenly wisdom to advantage our selves this way, by improving all good opportunities whatsoever whereby we may learn, for God works by outward means: good company, and good discourse, these breed excellent thoughts. As therefore we love our souls, take all advantages wherein the Spirit of God works, we shall find incredible fruit thereof, more then we would believe, but to come to the Question.
Let us learne this heavenly wisedome to advantage our selves this way, by improoving all good opportunities whatsoever whereby we may learne, for God works by outward meanes: good company, and good discourse, these breed excellent thoughts. As therefore we love our soules, take all advantages wherein the Spirit of God works, we shall find incredible fruit thereof, more then we would beleeve, but to come to the Question.
See here first of all in this Question, the blessed success of the Churches inquiry after ⟨p. 425⟩Christ in the daughters of Jerusalem; after they heard the large explications of th• excellencies of Christ, especially by the Church, whom they had a good conceit off, for they call her, the fairest among women.
See here first of all in this Question, the blessed successe of the Churches inquiry after ⟨p. 425⟩Christ in the daughters of Hierusalem; after they heard the large explications of th• excellencies of Christ, especially by the Church, whom they had a good conceit off, for they call her, the fairest among women.