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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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The success of which excuses is, that Christ seems to go away from her (and indeed to her sight and sense departs) Ver. 6. I opened to my Beloved, but my Beloved had withdrawn himself, &c. whereupon she lays about her, is restless, and inquires after Christ from the watchmen, who misuse, wound her, and take away her veil from her, Vers▪ 7.
The successe of which excuses is, that Christ seems to go away from her (and indeed to her sight and sense departs) Ver. 6. I opened to my Beloved, but my Beloved had withdrawen himselfe, &c. whereupon she layes about her, is restlesse, and inquires after Christ from the watchmen, who misuse, wound her, and take away her veile from her, Vers▪ 7.
Another Intercourse in this Chapter here is, That the Church for all this gives not over searching after Christ: But asks the Daughters of Jerusalem, what was become of her Beloved, Verse 8. and withal, in a few words, but full of large expression, she relates her case unto them; That she was sick of love: and so chargeth them to tell her beloved; if they find him. Where upon a Question moved by them, touching her Beloved, Ver. 9. What is thy Beloved more than another Beloved? She takes occasion (being full of love) which is glad of all occasions to speak of the ⟨p. 30⟩Beloved, to burst forth into his Praises, by many elegant Expressions, Vers. 10, 11, 12, &c. 1. In general; setting him at a large distance, beyond comparison from all others, to be The chiefest of ten thousand, Vers. 10. 2. In particulars, Ver▪ 11, &c. His head is as most fine gold, &c.
Another Intercourse in this Chapter here is, That the Church for all this gives not over searching after Christ: But askes the Daughters of Ierusalem, what was become of her Beloved, Vere 8. and withall, in a few words, but full of large expression, she relates her case unto them; That she was sicke of love: and so chargeth them to tell her beloved; if they find him. Where upon a Question moved by them, touching her Beloved, Ver. 9. What is thy Beloved more than another Beloved? She takes occasion (being full of love) which is glad of all occasions to speak of the