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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
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 the same care of every particular Christian as of the whole Church, p. 471, 472. How to be enabled to love and embrace Christ. p. 472, &c. Love to Christ how it may stand with love to other things, p. 474. Christ feeds his Church among fat pastures, p. 482, &c. Christ feeds as well as breeds, his Church, p. 485. Christ feeds his Church plentifully and sweetly, p. 487. Motives to entice those who are not yet in Christ to come in p. 478. Church. Church in what respects compared to a Garden, p. 13. Church cared for and protected of God, p. 18. The Churches disposition is to please Christ her husband, page 25. The Church gives all to Christ p. 24. The Churchesll descent, p. 46. ⟨image 283⟩The Church is the Spouse of Christ, page 47. Churches Husband Christ only. page 49. The Church and every particular Christian is subject to variety of changes, page 82. The Church in this latter age in a sleepy condition, page 95. None in the Church but have been allured at one time or other to come in, page 162, 163. Church to be prayed for, page 164. Church Christs love and why, page 171, &c, and 183, 184. Out of the Church no saving love, page 174. Church resembled to a Dove in sundry particulars, page 189, &c. Churches defence in her persecutions, page 194, 195. Church of God hath always a rest in God in the worst times, p. 195▪ 196. Church how said to be undefiled, page 196, &c. Church to be accounted a Church though defiled with corruptions, page 205, 206. Church never totally left by Christ, page 254, 255, 260. &c. Church how wounded by the Watchmen, page 295. Church compared to Jerusalem in sundry respects, p, 305, &c. The Church hath been always persecuted by pretenders of Religion, page 301. Church how to know we are members of it. page. 305. Church fair under disgraces of the world, page 338, 339. Churches fairness whence it comes, page 339. Churches fairness is within, p. 339. Church never more fair in Christs eye then when she judgeth her self most deformed, p. 339. Church how to be judged of under seeming disgraces, page 340 Church nothing can dishearten it from commending Christ, page 373. Church why so exact in particularising her beloved; page 374, &c. Church hath no golden head but Christ, page 378. The ends why the Church sets forth the excellencies of Christ, p. 413, &c. The heavy doom of those who are nought being in the Church, page 431.
Christ hath the same care of every particular Christian as of the whole Church, p. 471, 472. How to be enabled to love and embrace Christ. p. 472, &c. Love to Christ how it may stand with love to other things, p. 474. Christ feedes his Church among fat pastures, p. 482, &c. Christ feeds as well as breeds, his Church, p. 485. Christ feeds his Church plentifully and sweetly, p. 487. Motives to entise those who are not yet in Christ to come in p. 478. Church. Church in what respects compared to a Garden, p. 13. Church cared for and protected of God, p. 18. The Churches disposition is to please Christ her husband, page 25. The Church gives all to Christ p. 24. The Churchesll descent, p. 46.