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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
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I sought him but I could not find him.
Here one of the greatest discouragements of all other is, when prayer (which is left to the Church as a salve for all sores) hath no answer. This is the complaint, but indeed an error of the Church; for Christ did hear the Church though he seemed to turn his back.
Heere one of the greatest discouragements of all other is, when prayer (which is left to the Church as a salve for all sores) hath no answer. This is the complaint, but indeed an errour of the Church; for Christ did heare the Church though hee seemed to turne his backe.
But how shall we know that God hears our Prayers?
But how shal we know that God heares our Prayers?
Amongst many other things this is one:1 when he gives us inward peace, then he hears our prayers, for so is the connection. Phil. 4. 6. 7.