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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.
We see here when the Church had betrothed her self to Christ and entertained him into her garden, there after she falls into a state of security and sleep, whence Christ labours to rouse her up: then she useth him unkindly, after which he withdraws himself even so far that her heart fails her; then (as if this were not enough) the watchmen that should have looked to her, they smite her, wound her and take away her veil. See here the variety of the usage of the Church and changes of a Christian, not long in one state, he is ebbing and ••owing.
Wee see heere when the Church had betrothed her selfe to Christ and entertained him into her garden, there after she falls into a state of security and sleepe, whence Christ labours to rouse her up: then she useth him unkindely, after which hee withdrawes himselfe even so farre that her heart failes her; then (as if this were not enough) the watchmen that should have looked to her, they smite her, wound her and take away her vaile. See here the variety of the usage of the Church and changes of a Christian, not long in one state, hee is ebbing and ••owing.
Therefore let none distaste the way of Godliness for this, that it is such a state as is subject to change and variety; whereas carnal men are upon their lees and find no changes.