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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.
First of all, one cause of this in us is this, Naturally so far as we are not guided by a better spirit then our own,1 we are inclined to much to the earthly present things of this life, because they are present, and pleasant; and we are §1nuzzled up in them,2 and whatsoever pulls us from them is unwelcome to us, this is one ground.
First of all, one cause of this in us is this, Naturally so farre as we are not guided by a better spirit then our owne,1 we are inclined to much to the earthly present thi•gs of this life, because they are present, and pleasant; and we are §1nuzled up in them,2 and whatsoever pulls us from them is unwellcome to us, this is one ground.
- 1Causes of our delays, in putting of Spiritual duties.Causes of our delay•s, in putting of Spirituall duties.
- 2Our inclination t• earthly things.
Again, Join with this, that, Naturally since the fall,1 the soul of man having lost wisdom to guide it to that which is truly good, hath wit enough left to devise untoward shifts, to excuse that which is evil. In this fallen estate the former abilities to devise things throughly good, is turned to a matter of untoward wit joined with shifting.