A12167:1092
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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Now she begins to feel some comfort from Christ, who had estranged himself from her, O, (saith she) notwithstanding all my sufferings, desertions, crosses, and the like, I am my Beloveds and my Beloved is mine. Words expressing the wondrous comfort, joy, and contentment, the Church now had in Christ, having her heart inflamed with love unto him, upon his manifesting of himself to her soul, I am my Beloveds and my Beloved is mine, he •cedeth among the Lilies.
Now she begins to feele some comfort from Christ, who had estranged himselfe from her, O, (saith she) notwithstanding all my sufferings, desertions, crosses, and the like, I am my Beloveds and my Beloved is mine. Words expressing the wondrous comfort, joy, and contentment, the Church now had in Christ, having her heart inflamed with love unto him, upon his manifesting of himselfe to her soule, I am my Beloveds and my Beloved is mine, hee •cedeth among the Lillies.
There is a mutual intercourse, and vicissitude of claiming interest betwixt Christ and his Church, I am Christs and Christ is mine, • am my Beloveds and my Beloved is mine.
There is a mutuall intercourse, and vicissit•de of claiming interest betwixt Christ and his Church, I am Christs and Christ is mine, • am my Beloveds and my Beloved is mine.
From the dependence an• order of the words, coming in after▪ desertion for a while, observe,