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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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And withal,1 In Spiritual courses, let us arm our selves with resolution: First, conclude Is it so or not so, let our judgements be convinced; for, Resolution is a disposition arising from the will immediately, but it is of the will, by sound judgement convinced of the goodness of the thing, after which the will resolves. Get resolution from soundness of conviction, that such things are good, and that they are best for us, and best for us at this time, the sooner the better: that there is an absolute necessity to have them, and that they are everlastingly good: O these considerations will put us on amain to obtain the same. It is our duty, and we shall sin against God, against our Conscience, against the Spirit of God, and against others (that take like liberty by our examples) If we yield to our base lusts and suggestions in this kind.
And withall,1 In Spirituall courses, let us arme our selves with resolution: First, conclude Is it so or not so, let our judgements be convinced; for, Resolution is a disposition arising from the will immediately, but it is of the will, by sound judgement convinced of the goodnesse of the thing, after which the will resolves. Get resolution from soundnesse of conviction, that such things are good, and that they are best for us, and best for us at this time, the sooner the better: that there is an absolute necessitie to have them, and that they are everlastingly good: O these considerations will put us on amaine to obtaine the same. It is our duty, and we shall sinne against God, against our Conscience, against the Spirit of God, and against others (that take like liberty by our examples) Jf we yeeld to our base lusts and suggestions in this kinde.
- 1To be resolute in spiritual undertakings.To be resolute in spirituall undertakings.