A12167:439

Bowels Opened

Name: Bowels Opened
Author: Richard Sibbes

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.

Richard Sibbes 1577–1635London: printed by George for George Edwards, 1639

[22], 116, 116-126, [1], 127-181, [1], 182-205, 205-240, 240-251, 253-269, [1], 270-286, 286-299, [1], 300-313, 313-495, [25] p. : port. (metal cut) · 134k words · STC 22476 · ESTC S117273

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Sermon 6 › But what is the ground of such love?

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It is a most tender love, as you have it Isa. 49.§2 15. C•n a mother forget her sucking child, if she should yet will not I forget thee? thou art written on the palms of my hands, &c. He hath us in his hart, in his eye, in his hand, in a mothers hart,¹ and beyond it; he hath a tender eye and a powerful hand to maintain his church.

It is a most tender love, as you have it Isa. 49.§2 15. C•n a mother forget her sucking child, if she should yet will not I forget thee? thou art written on the palmes of my hands, &c. He hath us in his hart, in his eye, in his hand, in a mothers hart,¹ and beyond it; he hath a tender eye and a powerfull hand to maintaine his church.

1Deut. 33. 2.

:437p. 175§2

It is a most transcendent, and careful love, all §3comparisons are under it.

It is a most transcendent, and carefull love, all §3

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Richard Sibbes 1577–1635

Place

London

Printer

George

Bookseller

George Edwards

Year

1639

Size

[22], 116, 116-126, [1], 127-181, [1], 182-205, 205-240, 240-251, 253-269, [1], 270-286, 286-299, [1], 300-313, 313-495, [25] p. : port. (metal cut)

Words

134,292

Catalogue

STC 22476 · ESTC S117273

Text

EEBO-TCP A12167

Passages

Bowels Opened

THE SEVENTH SERMON.¹

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

THE SEVENTH SERMON.1

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THE SEVENTH SERMON.¹