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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.
Let us labour therefore to be exemplary to others,1 and to express the graces of God;2 for thus we shall do more then we are aware, there is a secret influence in good example, though a man say nothing (saith one) there is a way to profit from a good man though he hold his peace, his course of life speaks loud enough, we owe this to all, even to them that are without ⟨p. 330⟩to do them so much good as to give them a good example,3 and we wrong them when we do not, and hinder their coming on by an evil, or a dead example.
Let us labour therefore to be exemplary to others,1 and to expresse the graces of God;2 for thus we shall doe more then we are aware, there is a secret influence in good example, though a man say nothing (saith one) there is a way to profit from a good man though he hold his peace, his course of life speakes lowd enough, we owe this to all, even to them that are without ⟨p. 330⟩to doe them so much good as to give them a good example,3 and we wrong them when we doe not, and hinder their comming on by an evill, or a dead example.
- 1Use.Vse.
- 2To be exemplary for good to others.
- 3A deb• to […] that are without.