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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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Let us oft think of this nearness between Christ and us 1(if we have once given our names to him) and not be discouraged for any sin,2 or unworthiness in us.3 Who sues a wife for debt, when she is married? Therefore answer all accusations Thus; Go to Christ; if you have any thing to say to me, go to my husband; God is just, but he will not have his justice twice satisfied, seeing whatsoever is due thereunto, is satisfied by Christ our Husband? What a comfort is this to a distressed Conscience; if sin cannot dismay us, which is the ill of ills and cause of all evil, what other ill can dismay us? He that exhorts us to bear with the infirmities one of another, and hath enjoined the husband to bear with the wife (as the weaker vessel) will not he bear with his Church (as the4 weaker vessel) performing the duty of an husband in all our infirmities?
Let us oft thinke of this nearenesse betweene Christ and us 1(if we have once given our names to him) and not be discouraged for any sinne,2 or unworthinesse in us.3 Who sues a wife for debt, when she is married? Therefore answer all accusations Thus; Goe to Christ; if you have any thing to say to me, go to my husband; God is just, but he will not have his •ustice twice satisfied, seeing whatsoever is due thereunto, is satisfied by Christ our Husband? What a comfort is this to a distressed Conscience; if sinne cannot dismay us, which is the ill of ills and cause of all evill, what other ill can dismay us? He that exhorts us to beare with the infirmities one of another, and hath enjoyned the husband to beare with the wife (as the weaker vessell) will not he beare with his Church (as the