A12167:1216
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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Christ looks not upon us in our present imperfections, but as he means to perfect the work of grace in us, page 201, 202. Communion with Christ is not easily attained, page 29. Communion with Christ hindered by false reasonings and excuses, page 210. Christ doth sometimes leave his Church and particular members, page 245, &c. The kinds of Christs leaving his Church, page 245. Ends why Christ leaves his Church, page 246, &c. The cause of Christs withdrawing comfort from us rests in our selves, page 252, &c. Christ never leaves his totally, page 254, 255, 260. &c. Christs grace is the cause of ours, page 255, 256. Christ wonderful in his goodness […] Saints, page 268. […] Gods children sometimes fail […] for want of Christs presence page 274, &c. Christs presence and ••sence makes the summer and […] of a Christian soul, page 277. We should depend upon Christ when he seems to be absent, page 283. We ought to be in love with Christs government, page 297. Christ is a most beautiful person, page 346. Christs beauty is spiritual▪ pag. 346. Christ is the chiefest of all, pag. 348. All our fullness comes from Christ, page 348, 349. Christ set •oorth by all the excellencies of the creatures, page 349. Christ only was King, Priest, and Prophet, page 358. Of Christs Kingly, Priestly and Prophetical offices, page 350, 351. Christ set forth in his graces of mercy and meekness, page 355. Christ hath the preeminence in all things, p. 356. Christs excellency is the Churches, p. 356, 357. Christs supereminent excellencies ought to draw those to Christ who are not yet in him, p. 357. Two forcible reasons to draw us to Christ, page, 357, 358. Our sins should not hinder our coming to Christ, p. 358. Christians justified in their ⟨image 282⟩choice of Christ, page 358, 359. Folly of those who refuse Christ, and choose base transitory things, page 359, 360. The woeful estate of those that accept not of Christ, being offered them, page 361, 362. We must have respect to Christ in choice and love to other things, page 363. Christ, the means how to highly esteem of him, page 363. &c. Exalting of Christ in our hearts is a strong preservative against sin, despair and all discouragement, page 364, 365. Folly of delaying to seek Christ till old-age, page 365. How Christs death is a sufficient satisfaction for the sins of the whole world, page 371, 372.