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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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And to this end, labour for the graces of the Communion of Saints: 1for there is such a state, we believe it as an Article of our Creed, how shall we approve our selves to be such as have interest unto the communion of Saints, unless we have spirits able to communicate good to others? pitiful and loving spirits that we may speak a word in due season.
And to this end, labour for the graces of the Communion of Sain•s: 1for there is such a state, we beleeve it as an Article of our Creed, how shall we approove our selves to be such as have interest unto the communion of Saints, unles we have spirits able to communicate good to others? pittifull and loving spirits that we may speake a word in due season.
- 1That graces suiting the communion of Saints is a great help to conference.That graces suiting the communion of Saintes is a great helpe to conference.
What a world of precious time is spent in idle conversing, as if the time were a burden, and no improvement to be made of the good parts of others? sometimes though we know that which we ask of others, as well as they do; yet notwithstanding good speeches will draw us to know it better, by giving occasion to speak more of it, wherewith the Spirit works more effectually and imprints it deeper. So that it shall be a more rooted knowledge then before. For that doth good that is graciously known, and that is graciously known that the Spirit seals upon our souls. Perhaps the knowledge I have is not yet sealed sufficiently, it is not rooted by conference, though I hear the same things again, yet I may hear them in a fresh manner, and so I may have it sealed deeper then before, experience finds these things to be true.