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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 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(saith David to Solomon,) so let us rouse up our selves to endeavour,2 and we shall find a gracious presence of Christ, and a blessed assistance of the Spirit of Christ, who will show himself in the midst of endeavours. To him that hath shall be given: what is that? To him that hath (if ⟨p. 257⟩he exercise and stir up the grace of God in him) shall be given. Therefore let us stir up the graces of God in us,3 let us fall upon actions of obedience, second them with prayer, whatsoever we pray for and desire set upon the practise thereof; we mock God else except we endeavour for that we desire. There was myrrh left on the door, but she feels it not till she arose opened the door, and laid her hand upon the lock.
Wee finde experience of the grace of Christ especially when we stirre up our selves to ind•avour. Arise and be dong and the Lord shall be with thee,