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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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It is a most transcendent, and careful love, all §3comparisons are under it.
It is a most transcendent, and carefull love, all §3comparisons are under it.
And it is a most intimate invincible love, that nothing could quench it, as we see here the §4Church droopeth, and had many infirmities, yet she is Christs love, so that the love of Christ is a kind of love that is unconquerable, no water will ever quench it, no sin of ours, no infirmity; So as it is very comfortable that the Church considered under infirmities is yet the love of Christ, I sleep, but my hart waketh, yet Christ comes with my love, my dove, &c.
And it is a most intimate invinsible love, that nothing could quench it, as we se heere the §4Church droupeth, and had many infirmities, yet she is Christs love, so that the love of Christ is a kinde of love that is unconquerable, no water will ever quench it, no sinne of ours, no infirmitie; So as it is very comfortable that the Church considered under infirmities is yet the love of Christ, I sleepe, but my hart waketh, yet Christ comes with my love, my dove, &c.
But what cannot Christ see matter of weakness,1 sinfulness, hatred, and dislike in the Church?