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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.
My Love.
That word we had not yet. It is worthy also a little standing on; for all these four words be (as it were) the attractive cords to draw the Spouse, not only by showing what he had suffered, but by sweet titles, My Love, My Dove.
That word we had not yet. It is worthy also a little standing on; for all these foure words bee (as it were) the attractive cords to draw the Spouse, not onely by shewing what hee had suffered, but by sweet titles, My Love, My Dove.
What had Christ no love but his Spouse? did his love go out of his own heart to her (as it were?) It is strange, yet true, Christs love is so great to ⟨p. 172⟩his Church and Children, and so continual to it, that his Church and People and every Christian soul is the seat of his love, That love in his own breast being in them, 1they are his love, because he himself is there, and one with them.
What had Christ no love but his Spouse? did his love goe out of his own heart to her (as it were?) It is strange, yet true, Christs love is so great to ⟨p. 172⟩his Church and Children, and so continuall to it, that his Church and People and every Chirstian soule is the seate of his love, That love in his owne breast beeing in them,