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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.
Further, In a garden there are variety of flowers and spices; especially in those hot Countries; so in a Christian, there is somewhat of every grace: as some cannot hear of a curious flower, but they will have it in their Garden, so a Christian cannot hear of any Grace;1 but he labours to obtain it, they labour for graces for all seasons, and occasions. They have for Prosperity, temperance and sobriety; for Adversity, patience and hope to sustain them. For those that are above them, they have Respect and Obedience; and for those ⟨p. 15⟩under them, suitable usage in all conditions of Christianity. For the Spirit of God in them is a seminary of spiritual good things;2 as in the corruption of nature, before the Spirit of God came to us, there was the seminary of all ill weeds in us, so when there is a new quality and new principles put in us, there with comes the seeds of all graces.
Further, In a garden there are variety of flowers and spices; especially in those hot Countries; so in a Christian, there is somewhat of every grace: as some cannot heare of a curious flower, but they will have it in their Garden, so a Christicannot heare of any Grace;1 but he labours to obtaine it, they labour for graces for all seasons, and occasions. They have for Prosperity, temperance and sobriety; for Adversity, patience and hope to sustaine them. For those that are above them, they have Respect and Obedience; and for those ⟨p. 15⟩under them, sutable usage in all conditions of Christianity. For the Spirit of God in them is a seminary of spirituall good things;2 as in the corruption of nature, before the Spirit of God came to us, there was the seminary of all ill weeds in us, so when there is a new quality and new principles put in us, there with comes the seeds of all graces.