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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 11 › I called but he gave no answer &c.Sermon 11 › I called but hee gave no answer &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.
1. We must believe against belief (as it were) hope against hope, and trust in God, 1Howsoever he shows himself to us as an opposite. It is no matter what his present dealing with his Church and children here is, the nature of Faith is to break through all opposition, to see the Sun behind a cloud,2 nay to see one contrary in another, life in death, a calm in a storm &c.
1. Wee must believe against beliefe (as it were) hope against hope, and trust in God, 1Howsoever hee shewes himselfe to us as an opposite. Jt is no matter what his present dealing with his Church and children heere is, the nature of Faith is to breake through all opposition, to see the Sunne behind a cloud,2 nay to see one contrary in another, life in death, a clame in a storme &c.
2. Labour for an absolute dependency upon Christ with a poverty of spirit in our selves, this is the end of Christs withdrawing himself, to purge us of self confidence and pride.
2. Labour for an absolute dependancie upon Christ with a povertie of spirit in our selves, this is the end of Christs withdrawing himselfe, to purge us of selfe confidence and pride.