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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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Then the Church is his love also, Because whatsoever she hath or hopes for, is from his love, and is nothing but his love. The Church as it is a Church is nothing but the love of Christ. ⟨p. 175⟩that there is a Church so endowed, so graced, so full of the hope of glory, it is out of his love.
Then the Church is his love also, Because whatsoever shee hath or hopes for, is from his love, and is nothing but his love. The Church as it is a Chruch is nothing but the love of Christ. ⟨p. 175⟩that there is a Church so endowed, so graced, so full of the hope of glorie, it is out of his love.
And for the properties of it.1 It is a free love, a preventing love; he loved us before ever we could love him; he loved us when we resisted him, and were his enemies.
And for the properties of it.1 It is a free love, a pr•venting love; he loved us before ever we could love him; he loved us when we resisted him, and were his enemies.
- 1Properties of it.