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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.
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.
2. We shame Satan, who first takes away shame of sinning, and then takes away shame for sin, he tempts us not to be ashamed to do that we are ashamed to confess; so we by silence keep Satan's counsel against our own souls. If we accuse our selves, we put him out of office, ⟨p. 85⟩who is the accuser of the brethren.
2. We shame Satan, who first takes away shame of sinning, and then takes away shame for sinne, he tempts us not to be ashamed to do that we are ashamed to confesse; so we by silence keepe Satans counsell against our owne soules. If we accuse our selves, we put him out of office, ⟨p. 85⟩who is the accuser of the brethren.