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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 3 › I sleep, but my heart waketh.Sermon 3 › I sleepe, but my heart waketh.
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.
3.1 We may observe the ingenuity of the Church in laying open her own state. It is the disposition of Gods people to be ingenuous in opening their state to God, as in David, Nehemiah, Ezra, &c.
3.1 We may observe the ingenuity of the Church in laying open her owne state. It is the disposition of Gods people to be ingenuous in opening their state to God, as in David, Nehemiah, Ezra, &c.
- 13. Observ.
The reason is thus.
1. By a free and full confession we give God the honour of his wisdom in knowing of our own condition secret and open, we give him the honour of mercy that will not take advantage against us, the honour of power and authority over us, if he should show his strength against us. We yield unto him the glory of all his chief prerogatives, whereupon Joshua moveth Achan to a free confession, My son, give glory to God.
1. By a free and full confession we give God the honour of his wisdome in knowing of our owne condition secret and open, we give him the honour of mercy that will not take advantage against us, the honour of power and authority over us, if he should shew his strength against us. We yeeld unto him the glory of all his chiefe prerogatives, whereupon Ioshua mooveth Achan to a free confession, My sonne, give glory to God.