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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
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.
The heart waketh.
This is a secret of Gods Sanctuary, only belonging to Gods people,1 others have nothing to do with it, They shall ever love God and God will ever love them. The Apostle, 1 Cor. 14. 8. saith, Love never fails. Gifts you know shall be abolished, because the manner of knowing we now use shall cease, we see through a glass, &c. but love abideth. Doth our love to God abide for ever; and doth not his love to us whence it cometh? ours is but a reflection of Gods love. Let us comfort our selves therefore in this for the time to come, that in all the uncertainty of things in this life, we have to day, and loose to morrow, as we see in Job, there is somewhat a Saint may build on that is constant and unmoveable. I am the Lord I change not, therefore you sons of I acob are not consumed. God should deny himself (as it were) which he cannot do, and his own constant Nature, if he should vary this way.
This is a secret of Gods Sanctuarie, only belonging to Gods people,1 others have nothing to doe with it, They shall ever love God and God will ever love them. The Apostle, 1 Cor. 14. 8. saith, Love never failes. Guifts you know shall be abolished, because the manner of knowing we now use shall cease, we see through a glasse, &c. but love abideth. Doth our love to God abide for ever; and doth not his love to us whence it commeth? ours is but a reflection of Gods love. Let us comfort our selves therefore in this for the time to come, that in all the uncertainty of things in this life, wee have to day, and loose to morrow, as we see in Iob, there is somewhat a Saint may build on that is constant and unmoveable. I am the Lord I change not, therefore you sonnes of I acob are not consumed. God should deny himselfe (as it were) which hee cannot doe, and his owne constant Nature, if he should varie this way.