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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.
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Not for any defect of power in him,1 but for demonstration of his goodness▪ for he is the great Watchman, who watcheth over our commonwealths, Churches and persons, he hath an eye that never sleeps,2 He that watcheth Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps, yet notwithstanding he hath subordinate Watchmen, not for defect of power, but for demonstration of goodness; he manifests his goodness in that he will use variety of subordinate Watchers.
Not for any defect of power in him,1 but for demonstration of his goodnes▪ for he is the great Watchman, who watcheth over our commonwealthes, Churches and persons, he hath an eye that never sleepes,2 He that watcheth Israel neither slumbers nor sleepes, yet notwithstanding hee hath subordinate Watchmen, not for defect of power, but for demonstrotion of goodnesse; hee manifests his goodnes in that he will use varietie of subordinate Watchers.
- 1Answ. 1.
- 2Psal. 124. 4.
And likewise to show his power in using many ⟨p. 294⟩instruments and his care for •s when he keeps us together with his own subordinate means.