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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.
The watchmen that went about the city found me and smote me and took away my veil from me.
The watchmen that went about the citty found mee and smote me and tooke away my vaile from mee.
Here the poor Church after the setting down of her own exercise in her desertion now sets out some outward ill dealing she met with and that from those that should have been her greatest comforters. The watchmen that went about the city found me, they wounded me, the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
Heere the poore Church after the setting downe of her owne exercise in her disertion now sets out some outward ill dealing shee met with and that from those that should have beene her greatest comforters. The watchmen that went about the citty found me, they wounded me, the keepers of the walls tooke away my vaile from me.
Thus we see how trouble follows trouble, One depth calls upon another: Inward desertion and outward affliction go many times together. The troubles of the Church many times are ⟨p. 292⟩like Job's messengers they come fast one upon another, because God means to perfect the work of Grace in their hearts, all this is for their good. The sharper the winter the better the spring, learn hence first of all therefore in general.
Thus wee see how trouble followes trouble, One depth calls upon another: Inward desertion and outward affliction goe many times together. The troubles of the Church many times are ⟨p. 292⟩