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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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For we are his likewise by Redemption, Christ §2took our nature,1 that he might die for us to purchase us. We cost him dear, we are a bloody Spouse to Christ, as that froward woman wrongfully said to Moses, 2thou art a bloody husband unto me, so Christ may without wrong say to the Church, thou art a Spouse of blood to me. We were indeed to be his Spouse, but first he must win us by conquest in regard of Satan, and then satisfy justice, we were in such debt by sin, lying under Gods wrath, so as till all debts were paid, we could not in the way of justice be given as a Spouse to Christ.
For we are his likewise by Redemption, Christ §2tooke our nature,1 that hee might die for us to purchase us. We cost him deare, we are a bloudy Spouse to Christ, as that froward woman wrongfully said to Moses, 2thou art a bloudy husband unto me, so Christ may without wrong say to the Church, thou art a Spouse of bloud to me. We were indeed to be his Spouse, but first he must win us by conquest in regard of Satan, and then satisfie justice, we were in such debt by finne, lying under Gods wrath, so as till all debts were paid, we could not in the way of justice be given as a Spouse to Christ.
- 1By Redemption.
- 2Exod. 4. •5.