A12167:1217
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Christ hath many excellencies in him, page 374. It should be the care of Christians to stu•y the several excellencies of Christ, page 375, 376. Sights of Christ that God shows to the souls of Christians, page 376. Sights of faith which the soul frames to it self of Christ, page 377. Christ, why compared to an head of gold, page 377, 378. Christ hath clear eyes able to discern all things, page 381, 382. Christs doctrine is sweet and sound, page 388. All Christs actions are precious, page 389, 390. Christs ways are all constant and firm, page 390. Christ every way considered is altogether lovely, page 396, &c. Christ most lovely in his abasements for us, page 397. Christs righteousness ought perfectly to be trusted too p. 398 399. Christ is the best object for our best affections to be placed on, page 399, 400, 476. Christ how to know we love him, page 401 &c. A desire of the appearance of Christ is a sign of our flaming love to him, pag. 404, 405. How to attain• to an high esteem of Christ, page 407▪ &c. Ends of the Churches setting forth Christs excellencies, page 413, &c. Christs excellencies medi•ated on will justify […] exercises of Religion, page 416, &c. Christians have more cause to boast of their portion in Christ th• worldlings of the world, p ••. ⟨image 283⟩Christ will not belong absent from his Church, page 438, 439. We must be first united to Christs person before we can receive comfort and communion of his graces, p. 443, 444. Christ and Christians have a mutual propriety in each other, p. 446, There is a mutual love, familiarity and likeness between Christ and Christians, page 446, 447. Christ and Christians have a mutual care of each others good p 448 449. There is a mutual complacency between Christ and the Church, p. 449. They that are Christs will be resolute in owning his cause, p. 450. That in order of nature Christ is ours first though not in order of knowing, p. 453. How Christ comes to be ours, p. 454. Christ being ours we have all things, p 455. Christ being ours it should make us […] with our condition whatsoever it be, p. 455. Christs excellencies to be studied, p. 456. How we come to be C••sts beloved, p. 457, &c. Our giving up our selves to Christ is an evidence that Christ is ours, p. 461. Reasons why Christ must be first given to us before we can give our selves over to him, p. 466, 467.