A12167:826
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.
From this fairness of the Church let us take occasion to contemplate of the excellency of Christ that puts this […] of beauty upon the Church.1 Moses married a woman that was not beautiful, but could not alter the complexion and condition of his spouse. But Christ doth, he takes us wallowing in our blood, deformed and defiled, he is such a husband as can put his Church into his own disposition and transform her into his own proportion.2 He is such a Head as can quicken his members, such a root as instills life into all his branches; such a foundation as makes us living stones, there is a ver•ue and power in this husband above […].
From this fairenesse of the Church let us take occasion to contemplate of the excellency of Christ that puts this 〈…〉 of beauty upon the Church.1 Moses married a woeman that was not beautifull, but could not alter the complection and condition of his spouse. But Christ doth, he takes us wallowing in our bloud, deformed and defiled, he is such a husband as can put his Church into his owne dispos•tion and tran•forme her into his owne proportion.2 He is such a Head as can quick•n his members, such a roote as instills life into all his branches; such a foundation as makes us living stones, there is a ver•ue and power in this husband above 〈…〉.
- 1Use.Vse.
- 2That Christ is the most excellent husband.