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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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Lastly and principally she is black, In respect of her Infirmities and weaknesses, subject to weakness and passions as other men, the beauty of the Church is inward and undiscerned to the carnal eye altogether: the Scribes and Pharisees see no virtue in Christ himself. It is said, that he came among his own, and his own could not discern of him: 1the darkness could not comprehend that light. Now as it was with Christ, so it is much more with the Church, let this then be the use of it.2
Lastly and principally she is blacke, In respect of her Infirmities and weakenesses, subject to weakenesse and passions as other men, the beauty of the Church is inward and undiscerned to the carnall eye altogether: the Scribes and Pharisees see no vertue in Christ himselfe. It is said, that he came among his owne, and his owne could not d•scerne of him: 1the darkenesse could not comprehend that light. Now as it was with Christ, so it is much more with the Church, let this then be the use of it.2
- 1John. 1. 1. 1.
- 2Use. 1.Vse. 1.
Oppose this state of the Church to the false judgement of the world:1 they see all black and nothing ⟨p. 325⟩