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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
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Some few resemblances will make the consideration of this the more comfortable. 1. The Husband takes his wife under his own name, she loosing her own name is called by his. So we are §2called Christians of Christ. 2. The Wife is taken with all her debt, and made partaker of the honours, and Riches of her Husband. Whatsoever he hath is hers, and he stands answerable for all her debts, so it is here, we have not only the name of Christ upon us, but we partake his honours, 1and are Kings, Priests, and Heirs with him. Whatsoever he hath, he hath taken us into the fellowship of it; so that his Riches, are ours, and likewise, whatsoever is ours, that is ill, he hath taken it upon him, even the wrath due to us, for he came between that and us,2 when he was made sin, and a curse for us; so There is a blessed change between Christ and us; his honours and Riches are ours; We have nothing to bestow on him, but our Beggary, sins, and miseries, which he took upon him.
Some few resemblances will make the consideration of this the more comfortable. 1. The Husband takes his wife under his owne name, she loosing her owne name is called by his. So we are §2called Christians of Christ. 2. The Wife is taken with all her debt, and made partaker of the honours, and Riches of her Husband. Whatsoever hee hath is hers, and he stands answerable for all her debts, so it is heere, we have not only the name of Christ upon us, but we partake his honours, 1and are Kings, Priests, and Heires with him. Whatsoever he hath, he hath taken us into the fellowship of it; so that his Riches, are ours, and likewise, whatsoever is ours, that is ill, he hath taken it upon him, even the wrath due to us, for hee came betweene that and us,2 when he was made sinne, and a curse for us; so There is a blessed change betweene Christ and us; his honours and Riches are ours; We have nothing to bestow on him, but our Beggery, sinnes, and miseries, which he tooke upon him.