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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.
1. His Patience in suffering things unworthy and utterly unbeseeming for him. He doth not only knock, but he continues knocking, till his head was filled with dew, and his locks with the drops of the night. 2. His friendly Compellation, open to me my love, my dove, my undefiled. Lo here are sweet actions, sweet words, and all to melt the heart of the Spouse.
1. His Patience in suffering things unworthy and utterly unbeseeming for him. He doth not onely knocke, but he continues knocking, till his head was filled with dew, and his locks with the dropps of the night. 2. His friendly Commpellation, open to me my love, my dove, my undefiled. Loe here are sweet actions, sweete words, and all to melt the heart of the Spouse.
First, the Churches acknowledgement is to be considered, Confessing, It is the voce of her Beloved. The first thing to be observed in this acknowledgement is, That the Church however sleepy and drowsy she was, yet notwithstanding her heart was so far awake, as to know the voice of her husband. The point is this,
First, the Churches acknowledgement is to be considered, Confessing, It is the voce of her Beloved. The first thing to be observed in this acknowledgement is, That the Church however sleepie and drowsie she was, yet notwithstanding her heart was so farre awake, as to know the voice of her husband. The point is this,
That a Christian •oule doth know and may discern the voice of Christ,1 yea and that even in a lazy, sleepy estate.
That a Christian •oule doth know and may discere the voice of Christ,