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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.
David cannot scape with a proud thought in numbering of the people,1 but he must smart for it and his people also. God is wondrous careful of his Children to correct them,2 when he lets strangers alone. It is a sign of love when he is at this cost with us. And it should tie us to be careful of our behaviour, not to presume upon Gods indulgence, for the nearer we are to him the more careful he is over us, he will be sa• ctified in all that come near him, 3we see the Corinthians because they came unreverently to the Lords table, (though otherwise they were holy men) some of them are sick, 4some weak, others sleep, that they might not be condemned with the world.
David cannot scape with a proud thought in numbring of the people,1 but he must smart for it and his people also. God is wonderous carefull of his Children to correct them,2 when he lets strangers alone. It is a signe of love when he is at this cost with us. And it should tie us to be carefull of our behaviour, not to presume upon Gods indulgence, for the neerer we are to him the more carefull he is over us, he will be sa• ctified in all that come neere him, 3we see the Corinthians because they came unreverently to the Lords table, (though otherwise they were holy men) some of them are sicke, 4some weake, others sleep, that they might not be condemn•d with the world.
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