A12167:1168
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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We should therefore in the next place attend §3upon the Word,1 for this very end. Wherefore serves the Ministry? Among many others, this is one main end, to lay open the unsearchable riches of Christ, therein you have ⟨p. 474⟩something of Christ unfolded, of his Natures, Offices, and benefits we have by him, Redemption, and freedom, and a right to all things in him, the excellencies of another world, therefore attend upon the means of Salvation, that we may know what riches we have in him, this will keep our affections close to Christ, so as to say, I am his.
We should therefore in the next place attend §3upon the Word,1 for this very end. Wherefore serves the Ministrie? Among many others, this is one maine end, to lay open the unsearchable riches of Christ, therein you have ⟨p. 474⟩something of Christ unfolded, of his Natures, Offices, and benefits we have by him, Redemption, and freedome, and a right to all things in him, the excellencies of another world, therefore attend upon the meanes of Salvation, that wee may know what riches wee have in him, this will keepe our affections close to Christ, so as to say, I am his.
- 1We must dili gently attend the ministry of the Word.
And labour we also every day more and §4more to bring all our love to him,