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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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A person that is a stranger to Christ though he were an Ahithophel for his brain, a Judas for his Profession, a Saul for his place. Yet if his sins be set before him he will be swallowed up of despair, fearing to be shut up eternally under Gods wrath; therefore if nothing else move, yet let necessity compel us to take Christ.
A person that is a stranger to Christ though he were an Achitophel for his braine, a Iudas for his Profession, a Saul for his place. Yet if his sinnes be set before him he will be swallowed up of despaire, fearing to be shut up eternally under Gods wrath; therefore if nothing else move, yet let necessity compell us to take Christ.
Consider not only how suitable and how necessary he is unto us, but what hope there is to have him, when as he sueth to us by his messengers, and woeth us when as we should rather seek to him, and with other messengers sendeth a privy messenger, his Holy Spirit to incline our hearts; let us therefore as we love our souls, ⟨p. 55⟩suffer our selves to be won. But more of this in another place. The next Branch is
Consider not onely how sutable and how necessary he is unto us, but what hope there is to have him, when as he sueth to us by his messengers, and woeth us when as we should rather seeke to him, and with other messengers sendeth a privy messenger, his Holy Spirit to incline our hearts; let us therefore as we love our soules, ⟨p. 55⟩suffer our selves to be won. But more of this in another place. The next Branch is