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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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Therefore,1 let us labour to cut off all cavils, and to arm our selves. It is the Apostle Peters exhortation, as Davids worthies brake through the pikes to fetch him water from the well of Bethlehem: so all Christian worthies that look to be Crowned, let them be armed inwardly with resolution for good things, take up resolutions that they will do it.2 As Paul tells his scholar Timothy of his purpose. Thou knowest my purpose, and manner of living: This is the manner of a Christian life: that this,3 I will not break for all the world. So, there is a purpose of living honestly, a manner of life, not by starts, now and then to speak a good word, and to do a good deed. But there is a purpose and manner of life for it, he resolves always for the best things.
Therefore,1 let us labour to cut off all cavills, and to arme our selves. It is the Apostle Peters exhortation, as Davids worthies brake through the pikes to fetch him water from the well of Bethlehem: so all Christian worthies that looke to be Crowned, let them be armed inwardly with resolution for good things, take up resolutions that they will doe it.2 As Paul tells his scholler Timothie of his purpose. Thou knowest my purpose, and manner of living: This is the manner of a Christian life: that this,3 I will not breake for all the world. So, there is a purpose of living honestly, a manner of life, not by starts, now and then to speake a good word, and to doe a good deed. But there is a purpose and manner of life for it, he resolves alwayes for the best things.
- 11 Pet. 4. 1.
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