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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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In friendship there is mutual solace and comfort one in another. Christ delighteth himself in his love to his Church, and his Church delighteth her self in her love to Christ. Christs delight was to be with the sons of men, and ours is to be with him.
In friendship there is mutuall solace and comfort one in another. Christ delighteth himselfe in his love to his Church, and his Church delighteth her selfe in her love to Christ. Christs delight was to be with the sonnes of men, and ours is to be with him.
In friendship there is a mutual honour and respect one of another; but here is some difference in this friendship, for though Christ calls us friends, and therein in some sort brings himself down to us, yet we must remember that this is a friendship of unequals: Christs honouring of us is his putting honour upon us: our honouring of him, is the giving him the honour due to his name. This friendship must be maintained by due respect on our parts. As he is our friend, so he is our King, and knows how to correct us if we forget our distance. If he here seem to use us hardly, it is that he may use us the more kindly after: he suffers much for us, therefore we may well allow him the liberty of seasonable correcting of us.
In friendship there is a mutuall honour and respect one of another; but here is some difference in this friendship, for though Christ calls us friends, and therein in some sort brings himselfe downe to us, yet we must remember that this is a friendship of unequalls: Christs honouring of us is his putting honour upon us: our honouring of him, is the giving him the honour due to his name. This friendship must be maintained by due respect on our parts. As he is our friend, so he is our King, and knowes how to correct us if we forget our distance. If he heere seeme to use us hardly, it is that he may use us the more kindly after: he suffers much for us, therefore we may well allow him the liberty of seasonable correcting of us.