A12167:1206
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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Therefore let us come to this blessed, to this sweet food of our souls with hungry appetites, and thankful hearts, that God hath given us the best comforts of his Word, and fed us with the sweet comforts of the Sacraments, as a Seal of the Word. We should even spend our lives much in thankfulness to God for this, that he will feed us so sweetly, that thinks nothing is good enough for our food, but his own self with his own gracious Word and Truth. Thus we should be very thankful unto God, and now at this time labour to get hungry appetites fit for this blessed food to receive it.
Therefore let us come to this blessed, to this sweet food of our soules with hungry appetites, and thankfull hearts, that God hath given us the best comforts of his Word, and fed us with the sweet comforts of the Sacraments, as a Seale of the Word. Wee should even spend our lives much in thankfullnesse to God for this, that he will feede us so sweetly, that thinkes nothing is good enough for our food, but his owne selfe with his owne gracious Word and Truth. Thus wee should bee very thankfull unto God, and now at this time labour to get hungry appetites fit for this bles••d food to receive it.
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