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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 it is not enough to know that there are excellencies in Christ to draw us to him,1 but, there must be a sight of our misery, what beggars we are and how indebted. Before we are in Christ we are not our own, the Devil lays claim to us that we are his, death lays claim to us, we are under sin, we cannot satisfy one of a thousand, therefore this enforceth to make out to join with him that can discharge all our debts, answer all our suits, and non-suite Satan in the Court of Heaven. When once we are ⟨p. 358⟩married to the Lord of Heaven and Earth all is ours,2 we have a large Charter, All things are yours,3 and you are Christs and Christs is Gods
But it is not enough to know that there are excellencies in Christ to draw us to him,1 but, there must be a sight of our misery, what beggers we are and how indebted. Before we are in Christ we are not our owne, the Divell layes claime to us that we are his, death laies claime to us, we are under sinne, we cannot satisfie one of a thousand, therefore this inforceth to make out to joyne with him that can discharge all our debts, answer all our suits, and non-suite Sathan in the Court of Heaven. When once we are ⟨p. 358⟩married to the Lord of Heaven and Earth all is ours,2 we have a large Charter, All things are yours,3 and you are Christs and Christs is Gods
- 1That with a sight of Christs excellency, we must see our own debt, beggary and misery to draw us unto Christ.