A12167:829
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.
Black again, In regard of Scandals, for the Devil hates the Church more then all societies §2in the world, therefore in the society of the Church there are often more scandals then in other people, as the Apostle tells the Corinthians, there was incest amongst them the like was not among the heathen.1
Blacke againe, In regard of Scandalls, for the Divell hates the Church more then all societies §2in the world, therefore in the society of the Church there are often more scandalls then in other people, as the Apostle tells the C•rinthians, there was incest amongst them the like was not among the heathen.1
- 11 Cor. •.
She is black through the envy of the world that looks more at the Churches faults then virtues.1
She is blacke through the envie of the world that lookes more at the Churches faults then vertues.1
- 1How the Churches state in this life comes to be s• full of scandals.How the Churches state in this life comes to be s• full of scanda••s.