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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
Sermon 9 › My bowels were moved in me, &c.Sermon 9 › My bowels were mooved in mee, &c.
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.
My bowels were moved in me.
My bowells were moved in me.
And good reason, it was a suitable correction, to the sin wherein she offended. For Christ his bowels were turned towards her in love and pity, My love, my dove, my undefiled, in which case, she neglecting him, it was •it she should find moving of bowels in another sense (out of love too) but in shame and mourning. Christ here leaves her to seek after him, that had waited and attended her leisure before, as we shall see after.
And good reason, it was a suitable correction, to the sinne wherein shee offended. For Christ his bowells were turned towards her in love and pitty, My love, my dove, my •nd•filed, in which case, shee neglecting him, it was •it shee should find moving of bowels in another sence (out of love too) but in shame and mourning. Christ here leaves her to seeke after him, that had waited and attended her leisure before, as we shall see after.
The next thing we may hence observe, in that, That her bowels were […] in her from something left in the hole of the door by the Spirit of Christ, is,
The next thing wee may hence observe, in that, That her bowels were 〈…〉 in her from something left in the hole of the doore by the Spirit of Christ, is,