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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.
This should teach us,1 the necessity of dependence upon Christ for whatsoever we have or would have, which dependence upon Christ is the life of our life, the soul of our souls.
This should teach us,1 the necessity of dependance upon Christ for whatsoever we have or would have, which dependance upon Christ is the life of our life, the soule of our soules.
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Again observe from hence, that the Churches fingers dropped myrrh when she opened the door, and stirred up her self to endeavour. When first her bowels were moved, then she makes to the door, and then her hands dropped myrrh, so that:
Againe observe from hence, that the Churches fingers dropped myrrh when she opened the doore, and stirred up her selfe to indeavour. When first her bowels were mooved, then shee makes to the doore, and then her hands dropped myrrh, so that:
We find experience of the grace of Christ especially when we stir up our selves to endeavour. Arise and be do•ng and the Lord shall be with thee, 1