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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
Sermon 2 › Eat O friends, Drink, &c.Sermon 2 › Eate O friends, Drinke, &c.
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.
He stirreth up the Church here as well as ⟨p. 60⟩[…] ⟨p. 61⟩[…] ⟨p. 62⟩others, for he speaks to all, both to the Church, and the friends of it, he had need to stir her up to enjoy the comfort of her own Grace; for They are two distinct benefits, to have Grace; and to know that we have it, though one spirit work both. 1The spirit works Grace, and shows us the things that God hath given us, yet sometimes it doth the one, and not the other. In the time of desertion, and of Temptation we have Grace, but we know it not; right to comfort, but we feel it not. There is no comfort of a secret unknown treasure: but so it is with the Church, she doth not always take notice of her own Graces, and the right she hath to Comfort.
He stirreth up the Church heere as well as ⟨p. 60⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 61⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 62⟩others, for he speakes to all, both to the Church, and the friends of it, he had need to stirre her up to injoy the comfort of her owne Grace; for They are two distinct benefits, to have Grace; and to know that wee have it, though one spirit worke both. 1The spirit workes Grace, and shewes us the things that God hath given us, yet sometimes it doth the one, and not the other. In the time of desertion, and of Temptation we have Grace, but we know it not; right to comfort, but we feele it not. There is no comfort of a secret unknowne treasure: but so it is with the Church, she doth not alwaies take notice of her owne Graces, and the right she hath to Comfort.