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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 12 › They took away my veil.Sermon 12 › They tooke away my vaile.
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.
In this case,1 it is the innocency of the D•ve, ⟨p. 302⟩that is to be laboured for, and withal the wisdom of the Serpent. If Innocency will not serve, labour for wisdom, as indeed it will not alone; the wicked would then labour for subtlety to disgrace righteous persons.
In this case,1 it is the innocency of the D•ve, ⟨p. 302⟩that is to be laboured for, and withall the wisdome of the Serpent. If Innocencie will not serve, labour for wisdome, as indeed it will not alone; the wicked would then labour for subtilty to disgrace righteous persons.
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But what if that will not serve neither.1 Christ was wisdom it self, yet he suffered most,2 when Innocency and wisdom will not do it (because we must be conformable to our head) then we must labour for patience, knowing that one hair of our heads shall not fall to the ground without the providence of the Almighty.
But what if that will not serve neither.1 Christ was wisdome it selfe, yet hee suffered most,