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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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The founder and master of the feast is Christ himself, and withal is both guest and and banquet and all. All graces and comforts are the fruits of his Spirit, and he alone that infused the soul, can satisfy the soul, he that is above the conscience can only quiet the conscience, he is that wisdom that sends forth maids, 1his Ministers to invite to his feast. It is he that cheereth up his guests as here. Those that invited others brought ointment and poured it out upon them, to show their welcome, and to cheer them up:2 as may appear by our Saviours speech to the Pharisee that invited him. So we have from Christ both the oil of grace and oil of gladness, he creates the fruits of the lips to be peace, 3speaking that peace and joy to the heart that others do to the ear.4 He raiseth Pastors according ⟨p. 72⟩to his own heart, to feed his sheep.
The founder and master of the feast is Christ himselfe, and withall is both guest and and banquet and all. All graces and comforts are the fruits of his Spirit, and he alone that infused the soule, can satisfie the soule, he that is above the conscience can onely quiet the conscience, he is that wisdome that sends forth maides, 1his Ministers to invite to his feast. It is he that cheereth up his guests as here. Those that invited others brought oin•ment and powred it out upon them, to shew their welcome, and to cheere them up:2 as may appeare by our Saviours speech to the Pharisee that invited him. So we have from Christ both the oyle of grace and oyle of gladnesse, he creates the fruits of the lips to be peace, 3