A12167:550
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.
THE NINTH SERMON.1
- 1SERM. IX.
Naturally we are prone to delays in heavenly things, and then to cover all with excuses. A man is a Sophister to himself, whom he first deceives, before the Devil, or the World deceive him; Which is the reason why so oft ⟨p. 243⟩in Scripture you have this mentioned.1 B•e not deceived, God is not mocked. Be not deceived, neither Adulterer, nor Covetous person, nor such and such, shall ever enter into the kingdom of Heaven. Be not deceived. 2Which is an intimation, that naturally we are very prone to be deceived in points of the greatest consequence in the world, to flatter our selves (as the Church doth here) with false excuses. I have put of my coat, &c. But we shall now see in this next verse, what becomes of all those excuses, and backwardness of the Church whereby she puts of Christ.