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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.
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3. Besides, God meets them with some crosses in this world, that they shall gain nothing by it. There is none of Gods children, that ever gained by yielding to any corruption, or ⟨p. 101⟩drowsiness; though God saved their souls. It is always true, a secure state is a sure forerunner of some great cross, or of some great sin. God cannot endure such a temper of soul, lifeless and unfeeling performances and sacrifices, to him that hath given us such encouragements; It must needs be distasteful to God when we go drowsily and heavily about His work.1 Cursed is he that doth the work of the Lord negligently, if it were to sheath his sword in the bowels of his enemy, to which man is exceedingly prone, yet if it be not done with diligence and an eye to God, a man is cursed in it.
3. Besides, God meets them with some crosses in this world, that they shall gaine nothing by it. There is none of Gods children, that ever gained by yeelding to any corruption, or ⟨p. 101⟩drowsinesse; though God saved their soules. It is alwaies true, a secure state is a sure forerunner of some great crosse, or of some great sinne. God cannot endure such a temper of soule, livelesse and unfeeling performances and sacrifices, to him that hath given us such incouragements; It must needs be distastfull to God when we goe drowsily and heavily about His worke.1 Cursed is he that doth the worke of the Lord negligently, if it were to sheath his sword in the bowels of his enemy, to which man is exceedingly prone, yet if it bee not done with diligence and an eye to God, a man is cursed in it.