A12167:844
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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It should move those therefore of inferior sort to look to all good examples, 1as the Church here to the love of the other part of the Church. Wherefore are examples among us, but that we should follow them • we shall not only be answerable for abuse of knowledge, but also of good examples we have had and neglected. Doth God kindle lights for us and shall not we walk by their light • It is a sin not to consider the Sunn•, the Moon, the Stars, the Heavens, and Works of Nature and Providence; much more not to consider the Worke• of Grace. But one place of Scripture shall close up all: which is, Rom. 11. 11. That the example of us Gentiles ⟨p. 331⟩at length shall stir up and provoke the Jews to believe. To those stiff necked Jews example shall be so forcible, that it shall prevail with them to believe and to be converted. If example be of such force as to convert the Jews that are so far off, how much more is it or should it be to convert Christians,2 wondrous is the force of good example. So we come to the Question it self.
It should moove those therefore of inferiour sort to looke to all good examples, 1as the Church here to the love of the other part of the Church. Wherefore are examples among us, but that we should follow them • we shall not onely be answerable for abuse of knowledge, but also of good examples we have had and neglected. Doth God kindle lights for us and shall not we walke by their light • It is a sinne not to consider the Sunn•, the Moone, the Starrs, the Heav•ns, and Works of Nature and Providence; much more not to consider the Worke of Grace. But one place of Scripture shall close up all: which is,