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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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If so be,1 that God accepts the performances and Graces (especially the Prayers of his Children) Let it be an Argument to encourage us, to be much in all holy duties. It would dead the heart of any man, to perform service, where it should not be accepted, and the eye turned aside, not vouchsafing a gracious look upon it; this would be a killing of all comfortable endeavours. But when all that is good is accepted, and what is amiss is pardoned, when a broken desire, a cup of cold water shall not go unrespected nay unrewarded, what can we desire more? It is infidelity which is dishonourable to God and uncomfortable to our selves that makes us so barren and cold in duties.
If so be,1 that God accepts the performances and Graces (especially the Prayers of his Children) Let it be an Argument to incourage us, to bee much in all holy duties. It would dead the heart of any man, to performe service, where it should not be accepted, and the eye turned aside, not vouchsafing a gratious looke upon it; this would be a killing of all comfortable endeavours. But when all that is good is accepted, and what is amisse is pardoned, when a broken desire, a cup of cold water shall not goe unrespected nay unrewarded, what can we desire more? It is infidelity which is dishonorable to God and uncomfortable to our selves that makes us so barren and cold in duties.
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Only let our care be to approve our hearts unto Christ. 1When our hearts are right, we ⟨p. 58⟩