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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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But God though he make all things work for good unto his children, even the Devil,1 sin and death, desertions, afflictions and all, yet we must be warned hereby not to tempt God, by neglecting the means appointed for our comfortable passage: but open to Christ when he knocks, embrace him joyfully in his ordinances, and let our hearts fly open unto him. For though (through his Mercy) our wounds be cured; yet who would be wounded to try such dangerous experiments, as here befell the Church in her desertions, for her sluggish ⟨p. 316⟩[…] ⟨p. 317⟩[…] ⟨p. 318⟩negligence, deadness and self-love.
But God though he make all things worke for good unto his children, even the Divell,1 sinne and death, desertions, afflictions and all, yet wee must be warned hereby not to tempt God, by neglecting the meanes appointed for our comfortable passage: but open to Christ when he knockes, imbrace him joyfully in his ordinances, and let our hearts flie open unto him. For though (through his Mercy) our wounds be cured; yet who would be wounded to try such dangerous experiments, as here befell the Church in her desertions, for her sluggish ⟨p. 316⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 317⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 318⟩negligence, deadnesse and selfe-love.