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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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But what is this to us or to the Church? 1yes, for his beauty and excellency is the Churches,2 because he is the Churches. My Beloved is white and ruddy, and my Beloved is the chief among ten thousand. It is the peculiar interest that the Church hath in Christ that doth relish her spirit, excellency with propriety in him: I am my ⟨p. 357⟩Beloveds and my Beloved is mine. The more excellent the husband is, the more excellent is the wife, she only shines in his beams, therefore it is the interest that we have in Christ that endears Christ to us. But to come to more particular application of it. Is Christ thus excellent, superexcellent, thus transcendently excellent, white and ruddy, the chief of ten thousand this serves,
But what is this to us or to the Church? 1yes, for his beauty and excellency is the Churches,2 because hee is the Churches. My Beloved is white and ruddie, and my Beloved is the chiefe among ten thousand. It is the peculiar interest that the Church hath in Christ that doth relish her spirit, excellencie with propriety in him: I am my ⟨p. 357⟩Beloveds and my Beloved is mine. The more excellent the husband is, the more excellent is the wife, shee onely shines in his beames, therefore it is the interest that wee have in Christ that indeares Christ to us. But to come to more particular application of it. Is Christ thus excellent, superexcellent, thus transcendently excellent, white and ruddie, the cheife of ten thousand this serves,
- 1Answ.
- 2That peculiarity of interest […] with the excellency of Christ is that which so […] the Church.That peculiaritie of interest with the excellencie of Christ is that which so the Church.