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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
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Let us labour then in our selves to be full of goodness,1 that so we may be fitted to do good to all: as God is good and does good to all, so must we strive to be as like him as may be. In which case for others sakes, we must pray, that God would make the winds to blow out f•lly upon us, That our spices may flow out for their good. For a Christian in his right temper thinks, that he hath nothing good to purpose, but that which does good to others. Thus far of Christs Command to the North and South-wind to awake and blow upon, his Garden, That the spices thereof may flow out. In the next place we have
Let us labour then in our selves to be full of goodnesse,1 that so we may be fitted to do good to all: as God is good and does good to all, so must we strive to be as like him as may be. In which case for others sakes, we must pray, that God would make the winds to blow out f•lly upon us, That our spices may flow out for their good. For a Christian in his right temper thinks, that he hath nothing good to purpose, but that which does good to others. Thus farre of Christs Command to the North and South-wind to awake and blow upon, his Garden, That the spices thereof may flow out. In the next place we have
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2. Christs Invitation by the Church to come into his Garden. With the End thereof, To eat his pleasant Fruits.