A12167:788
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
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.
To speak a little of the matter of the charge, I am sick of Love, I love him, because I have found former comfort, strength and sweetness from him, that I cannot be without him. To be Love sick then in the pre•ence of the Church,1 is to have strong affections to Christ, from which comes wondrous disquietness of spirit in his absence, here is somewhat good, and somewhat ill. This is first her virtue, that she did fervently love, this was her infirmity, that she was so much distempered with her present want, these two breeds this sickness of love, whence we observe.
To speake a little of the matter of the charge, I am sicke of Love, I love him, because I have found former comfort, strength and sweetnesse from him, that I cannot bee without him. To bee Love sicke then in the pre•ence of the Church,1 is to have strong affections to Christ, from which comes wondrous disquietnesse of spirit in his absence, heere is somewhat good, and somewhat ill. This is first her vertue, that shee did fervently love, this was her infirmity, that shee was so much distempered with her present want, these two breedes this sicknesse of love, whence wee observe.
- 1Love sick what.Love sicke what.
Where the thing loved is not present answerable to the desires of the soul that loves, There follows disquiet and distemper of affections: that is here term•ned sickness of Love.
Where the thing loved is not present answerable to the d•sires of the soule that loves, There followes disquiet and distemper of affections: that is heere termned sicknes of Love.