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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
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.
Make a Use therefore of Trial,1 whether we be in the state of the Church or no, by valuing and prizing the presence of Christ in his Ordinances, the Word and Sacraments.
Make a Use therefore of Tryall,1 whether we bee in the state of the Church or no, by valuing and prizing the presence of Christ in his Ordinances, the Word and Sacraments.
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There are many fond sicknesses in the world, there is Ammons sickness,1 that was sick of love for his Sister Tamar, his countenance discovered it, and Ahab he is sick in desiring his Neighbours vineyard,2 you have many strange sicknesses: many sick with fires kindled from the flesh, from Hell, but few sick of this sickness here spoken of.
There are many fond sicknesses in the world, there is Ammons sicknesse,1 that was sicke of love for his Sister Thamar, his countenance discovered it, and Ahab hee is sicke in desiring his Neighbours vineyard,2 you have many strange sicknesses: many sicke with fires kindled from the flesh, from Hell, but few sicke of this sicknesse heere spoken of.