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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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How comes Christ to be ours,1 Christ is o•rs by his Fathers gift, God hath given him for §1us. Christ is ours by his own gift, he hath given himself for us.2
How comes Christ to be ours,1 Christ is o•rs by his Fathers gift, God hath given him for §1us. Christ is ours by his owne gift, he hath given himselfe for us.2
- 1How Christ comes to be ours
- 2By his own & his Fathers giftBy his owne & his Fathers gift
And Christ is ours by his Spirit that witnesseth so much to our spirits,1 for the Spirit is given for this purpose, to show us all things that are given us of God, whereof Christ is the chief, therefore the Spirit of Christ tells us that Christ is ours, and Christ being ours, all that he hath is ours.
And Christ is ours by his Spirit that witnesseth so much to our spirits,1 for the Spirit is given for this purpose, to shew us all things that are given us of God, whereof Christ is the chiefe, therefore the Spirit of Christ tels us that Christ is ours, and Christ being ours, all that he hath is ours.