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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.
If we find this inconquerable resolution in our selves,1 notwithstanding all discouragements, to go on in a good cause, let us acknowledge that fire to be from Heaven, let us not loose such an argument of the state of Grace, as suffering of afflictions with joy. The more we suffer, the more we should rejoice, if the cause be good, as the Apostles Act. 5. 4 1. rejoiced that they were accounted worthy to suffer any thing.
If wee finde this inconquerable resolution in our selves,1 notwithstanding all discouragements, to goe on in a good cause, let us acknowledge that fire to bee from Heaven, let us not loose such an argument of the state of Grace, as suffering of afflictions with ioy. The more wee suffer, the more wee should rejoyce, if the cause be good, as the Apostles Act. 5. 4 1. rejoyced that they were accounted worthy to suffer any thing.
- 1Use of encouragement and trial.Vse of incouragement and tryall.
I charge you, Oh Daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my Beloved, that ye tell him I am sick of Love.
I charge you, Oh Daughters of Hierusalem, if you find my Beloved, that ye tell him I am sicke of Love.