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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.
They that worship Images, are (as the Scripture saith) like unto them, they have eyes and see not, &c. They cannot discern of their errors, though they be never so ridiculous and senseless, as prayer in an unknown tongue, and such like.
They that worship Images, are (as the Scripture saith) like unto them, they have eyes and see not, &c. They cannot discerne of their errours, though they be never so ridiculous and senslesse, as prayer in an unknowne tongue, and such like.
And upon this state of the Church let us add this caution.
If the best men be so prone to sleep, then we cannot safely at all times build upon their judgement. 1The Fathers of the Church were not always awake. There be few of them, but in some things we may appeal from themselves sleeping, to themselves waking. The best having some darkness left in their understandings, and some lusts unsubdued in their affections, may write and speak sometimes out of the worst part and principle that is in them, as well as out of ⟨p. 95⟩the best, when they keep not close to the rule.
If the best men be so prone to sleep, then we cannot safely at all times build upon their judgement. 1The Fathers of the Church were not alwaies awake. There be few of them, but in some things we may appeale from themselves sleeping, to themselves waking. The best having some darknesse left in their understandings, and some lusts unsubdued in their affections, may write and speak somtimes out of the worst part and principle that is in them, as well as out of