A12167:1219
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.
Church why Christ will not be long […] from it, page 438, 439. Churches and particular Chri•••ns sufferings, reasons of them ⟨image 284⟩[…] ⟨image 284⟩[…] ⟨image 285⟩page 459, 460. Church, Christ never more near it then when it is in afflictions, page 460. Church fed by Christ in fat pastures, pag. 482, &c. Christians. Particular Christians in regard of the chiefest privileges have the same regard as the whole Church, page 5. Christians should walk as men severed from the world, page 16. Christians should be fruitful, p. 17. Christians not to wrong them, p 45, 46. Christians weak not to be discouraged, p. 66. No Christian but hath somewhat to welcome Christ withal, page 68. Christians gracious are abased for defects and indisposition to good, page 86, 87. A Chris•••n may know his estate though he be mixed with flesh and Spirit, page 106, 107. A Christian is, what his heart is, page 114. Christians how differenced from Hypocrites, p. 116. Christians who the best, page 120. Christians waking their excellency, p. 126. Christians know the voice of Christ even in a sleepy estate, p. 130. True Christians are discerned by their spiritual taste of the Word p. 130, 131. A Christian at the lowest longs after Christ, p. 135. Christians love should be confined to Christ, p. 202, 203. Christians are not to wrong themselves by false judging their own estate, p. 106. Christians lives should be nothing but a communion with Christ, p. 209. Christians wanting comfort not to be censured, p. 250. Christians at the worst have some sparks of grace left in them p. 261, 262. To be a sound Christian is no easy thing, p. 292. All Christians not a like deserted of God and afflicted page 292. Christians in the upbraidings of conscience should look as well on the good in them as the ill, p, 341. Christians care should be to study the several excellencies of Christ, page •75. ⟨image 285⟩Christians should endeavour to be suitable to Christ their head, p. 379. Christians compared to Cedar•, p. 39. Christians have more cause to boast of their portion in Christ then worldings of the world, p 420. Christians in what respects they are compared to Lilies, p. 432, &c. Christians why they want outward things, p. 456. It is Christians happiness that they are not their own, p. 463, 464. Weak as well as strong Christians the Spouse of Christ, page 470. Excellency of Christians walking in divine light above others, p. 478.