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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
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.
The Use should be,1 not only for Comfort, to stay us in such times, 2but to teach us likewise to wait and never give ever, If the Church had given over here she had not had such gracious manifestations of Christ to her: learn hence therefore this use, to wait Gods leisure. God will wait to do good to them that wait on him: if we wait his leisure,3 he will wait an opportunity of doing good to us, when God seems not to answer our prayers, let us yet wait, we shall not loose by our tarrying, he will wait to do us good.
The Use should be,1 not onely for Comfort, to stay us in such times, 2but to teach us likewise to waite and never give ever, If the Church had given over here she had not had such gratious manifestations of Christ to her: learne hence therefore this use, to waite Gods leasure. God will waite to doe good to them that waite on him: if we waite his leisure,3 he will waite an opportunity of doing good to us, when God seemes not to answer our prayers, let us yet waite, we shall not loose by our tarrying, he will waite to doe us good.
- 1Use. 1.Vse. 1.
- 2consolation to support us in de sertion.c•ns•lation to support us in de sertion.
- 3Isa. 30. •8.