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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.
And Christ being ours, God the Father and the Holy Spirit and all things else in the world, the rich promises are ours: for in Christ they are all made, and for him they shall be performed,1 for indeed he is the chief promise of all himself, and all are yea and amen in him. Can we want righteousness, while we have Christs Righteousness, is not his garment large enough for himself and us too? is not his obedience enough for us? shall we need to patch it up with our own righteousness? he is ours, therefore his obedience is ours.
And Christ being ours, God the Father and the Holy Spirit and all things else in the world, the rich promises are ours: for in Christ they are all made, and for him they shall be performed,1 for indeed he is the chiefe promise of all himselfe, and all are yea and amen in him. Can we want righteousnesse, while we have Christs Righteousnesse, is not his garment large enough for himselfe and us too? is not his obedience enough for us? shall we need to patch it up with our owne righteousnesse? he is ours, therefore his obedience is ours.
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