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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.
Again,1 there is another ground, that Corrupt Nature (in this like the Devil and sin) which never appear in their own colours, sets a man on this way. Who would not hate the devil if he should appear in his own likeness? or sin if it should appear in his own ⟨p. 217⟩colours? and therefore wit stretcheth it self to find out shifts. For says the heart, unless there be some shifts and pretences to cover my shame, I shall be known to be what J am indeed, which J would be loath were done: I would have the sweet, but not the shame of sin, the credit of Religion, but not put my self to the cost which cometh with true Religion, to deny my self. Corrupt courses never appear in their own colours, they are like the Devil for this.
Againe,1 there is another ground, that Corrupt Nature (in this like the Divell and sinne) which never appeare in their owne colours, sets a man on this way. Who would not hate the divell if he should appeare in his owne likenesse? or sinne if it should appeare in his owne ⟨p. 217⟩colours? and therefore wit stretcheth it selfe to finde out shifts. For sayes the heart, unlesse there be some shifts and pretences to cover my shame, I shall be knowne to bee what J am indeed, which J would be loath were done: I would have the sweet, but not the shame of sinne, the credit of Religion, but not put my selfe to the cost which commeth with true Religion, to deny my selfe. Corrupt courses never appeare in their owne colours, they are like the Divell for this.
- 1Because of corrupt natures li•enesse to the Devil.Because of corrupt natures li•enesse to the Divell.