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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.
To proceed, the poor Church here is not discouraged, but discovers and empties her self to the daughters of Jerusalem, as it is the nature of Culinary fire not only to mount upwards, but also to bewray it self by light and heat,1 so of this heavenly fire when it is once kindled from above, not only to aspire in its motion but to discover it self in affecting others with its qualities, it could not contain it self here in the Church but that she must go to the daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you O daughters of […], if ye find my Beloved that ye tell him that I am sick of love. Therefore they may doubt that they have not this heavenly fire kindled in them, that express it not seriously, for of all affections it will not be concealed.2 David wonders at his own love, Oh how I love thy law, oh how amiable are thy Tabernacles?
To proceed, the poore Church here is not discouraged, but discovers and empties her selfe to the daughters of Ierusalem, as it is the nature of Culinary fire not onely to mount upwards, but also to bewray it selfe by light and heat,1 so of this heavenly fire when it is once kindled from above, not onely to aspire in its motion but to discover it selfe in affecting others with its qualities, it could not containe it selfe here in the Church but that she must goe to the daught•rs of Ierusalem, I charge you O daughters of 〈…〉, if yee finde my Beloved that yee tell him that I am sicke of love. Therefore they may doubt that they have not this heavenly fire kindled in them, that expresse it not seriously, for of all affections it will not be concealed.2 David wonders at his owne love, Oh how I love thy law, oh how aimeable are thy Tabernacles?
- 1Simile.
- 2Psal. 119.