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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
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Besides, if this would not do, God hath added Corrections with all these, in every Element, in every manner, Infection in the air, Judgements in inundations; We have had rumours of wars, &c. threatenings, shakings of the rod only, but such as might have awaked us, And then he hath knocked at our hearts by the example of other Nations. By what he hath done to them, he hath showed us what he might justly have done to us, we are no better then they.
Besides, if this would not doe, God hath added Corrections with all these, in every Eliment, in every manner, Infection in the aire, Judgements in inundations; We have had remours of warres, &c. threatnings, shakings of the rod onely, but such as might have awaked us, And then he hath knocked at our hearts by the example of other Nations. By what hee hath done to them, he hath shewed us what he might justly have done to us, wee are no better then they.
As for his Ministerial knocking; above threescore years we have lived under the Ministry of the Gospel, this Land hath been Goshen, a land of light, when many other places are in darkness, especially we that live in this Goshen, this place, and such like, where the light shines in a more abundant measure. ⟨p. 156⟩Ministers have been sent, and variety of gifts, there hath been piping, and mourning (as Christ complains in his time) that they were like froward Children, that neither sweet piping, nor doleful mourning would move to be tractable to their fellows1 they had John who came mourning, and Christ comforting with blessing in his mouth, all kind of means have been used.
As for his Ministeriall knocking; above threescore yeares wee have lived under the Ministerie of the Gospell, this Land hath beene Goshen, a land of light, when many other places are in darkenesse, especially wee that live in this Goshen, this place, and such like, where the light shines in a more abundant measure.