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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.
He comes into the heart by his Spirit,1 It is a special entertainment that he looks for: open thine ears that thou mayest hear my word: thy love, that thou• mayest love me more: thy joy, that thou mayest delight in me more: open thy whole soul that I may dwell in it. A Christian should be Gods house, and a true Christian is the true Temple of God. He left the other two Temples therefore, but his own body, and his Church he never leaves: for a house is for a man to solace himself in, and to rest in, and to lay up whatsoever is precious to him. So with Christ, a man will repair his house, so Christ will repair our souls, and make them better, and make them more holy, and spiritual, and every way fit for such a guest as he is.
Hee comes into the heart by his Spirit,1 It is a speciall entertainement that hee lookes for: open thine eares that thou mayest heare my word: thy love, that thou• mayest love mee more: thy joy, that thou mayest delight in mee more: open thy whole soule that I may dwell in it. A Christian should bee Gods house, and a true Christian is the true Temple of God. Hee left the other two Temples therefore, but his owne body, and his Church he never leaves: for a house is for a man to solace himselfe in, and to rest in, and to lay up whatsoever is pretious to him. So with Christ, a man will repaire his howse, so Christ will repaire our soules, and make them better, and make them more holy, and spirituall, and every way fit for such a guest as he is.