A12167:723
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 › What is it to take away the veil.Sermon 11 › What is it to take away the vaile.
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This should teach us,1 To be in love with Christs government, and to see the vanity of all things here below, though they be never so excellent in their ordinance. Such is the poison of mans heart, and the malice of Satan that they turn the edge of the best things against the good of the Church.
This should teach us,1 To bee in love with Christs governement, and to see the vanity of all things heere below, though they bee never so excellent in their ordinance. Such is the poyson of mans heart, and the malice of Satan that they turne the edge of the best things against the good of the Church.
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What is more excellent then Magistracy, yet many times the point of the sword is directed the wrong way. I have said ye are Gods. Psal. 82. 6. They should govern, as God himself would govern, and ask with themselves, would God now if he were a Watchman of the state do thus and thus, but I wish woeful experience did not witness the contrary.
What is more excellent then Magistracie, yet many times the point of the sword is directed the wrong way. I have said ye are Gods. Psal. 82. 6. They should governe, as God himselfe would governe, and aske with themselves, would God now if hee were a Watchman of the state doe thus and thus, but I wish woefull experience did not witnesse the contrary.