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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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And so in the Seals of the Covenant,1 in Baptism, God doth not only bind himself ⟨p. 470⟩to do thus and thus to us, but binds us also to do back again to him. So in the Communion we promise to lead a new life, renewing our Covenant, and therefore we must not think that all is well, when we have received our maker, though we continue in a scandalous, fruitless course of life. No there is a promise in the Sacrament, the Seal of the Covenant of grace, to yield up our selves to God, to return to Christ again with our duty, then we come as we should do, when we come thus disposed. This for direction, My Beloved is mine and I am my Beloveds.
And so in the Seales of the Covenant,1 in Baptisme, God doth not onely binde himselfe ⟨p. 470⟩to doe thus and thus to us, but binds us also to doe backe againe to him. So in the Communion we promise to leade a new life, renewing our Covenant, and therefore we must not thinke that all is well, when wee have received our maker, though wee continue in a scandalous, fruitlesse course of life. No there is a promise in the Sacrament, the Seale of the Covenant of grace, to yeeld up our selves to God, to returne to Christ againe with our duty, then wee come as we should doe, when we come thus disposed. This for direction, My Beloved is mine and I am my Beloveds.
- 1Instanced in the Seals of the Covenant.Instanced in the Seales of the Covenant.
To proceed to make an Use of Comfort to poor doubting Christians,1