A12167:1231
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.
O Objections. All Objections a sinful soul can frame against it self answered, page 153. Omission. Sins of Omission bring grief and shame, p. 264. Sins of Omission not to be slighted, p. 265. Old-age. Folly of delaying to seek Christ till Old-age, p. 365. Ordinances. All Christs Ordinances are sweet and lovely, p. 384. Those who hate and hinder the Ordinances of Christ are his enemies, p. 385.
O Objections. All Objections a sinnefull soule can frame against it selfe answered, page 153. Omission. Sins of Omission bring griefe and shame, p. 264. Sinnes of Omission not to bee fleighted, p. 265. Old-age. Folly of delaying to seeke Christ till Old-age, p. 365. Ordinances. All Christs Ordinances are sweet and lovely, p. 384. Those who hate and hinder the Ordinances of Christ are his enemies, p. 385.
P Patience. Patience of God to us should make us patiently endure his corrections, p. 169. Persecuted. The Church hath been always Persecuted by pretenders of Religion, p. 301. Persecuted side not always the best, p. 301. Popery. Popery crept into the Church by degrees and under glorious pretences, p. 93, 94. Christ why so slighted in Popery, page 366. Papists. Papists objection, how shall we know that the word of God is the word of God, answered, page 132. Papists error touching the efficacy of grace in congruity, p. 423. ⟨image 290⟩Prayer. Order of Gods hearing his Church in Prayer, page 31. How God prepares our hearts to Prayer, and then hears us, page 31, 32. Our Prayers why heard of God, page 32, &c. Christians when they have no friend to go too, yet always have a God to Pray too, p. 34. Prayer to be used of Christians, page 34. Spirit of Prayer lost is the greatest loss of all, page 35. Cases wherein one is unfit to Pray, page 35, &c. How Christians cross their own Prayers, page 234, 235. Prayers, how to know God hears them, page 37, 287. Best of Gods children cannot sometimes Pray as they would, page 308, 309. Prayers of others are to be desired, page 309. Presence. Christ vouchsafes his gracious presence to his children upon their desire of it, page 38. Presence of Christ, how to know we enjoy it, page 40. Presence of Christ is an Heaven on Earth to Christians, page 41. Having the presence of Christ we need fear nothing, page 42. Want of the presence of Christ casts do who a true child of God page 277, &c. All presence of Christ shunned by a carnal man, page 277, &c. Not to be discouraged though we feel not the presence of Christ, pa. 282.