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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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Because we are married to Christ who is Lord of all.1 It is the end of our calling to sue for a marriage between Christ and every soul, we are the friends of the Bride, to bring the Church to him, and the friends of the Church to bring Christ to them: It is the end of our ministry to bring the soul and Christ together, and let no debts, no sins hinder, for especially he invites such as are sensible of their sins,2 where sin abounds, grace abounds much more.3 Come unto me all ye that are weary and heavy laden. 4And, he came to seek and to save that which was lost. He requires no more, but that we be sensible of our debts and miseries, which sense he works likewise by his holy Spirit.
Because wee are married to Christ who is Lord of all.1 It is the end of our calling to sue for a marriage betweene Christ and every soule, wee are the friends of the Bride, to bring the Church to him, and the friends of the Church to bring Christ to them: It is the end of our ministry to bring the soule and Christ together, and let no debts, no sinnes hinder, for especially he invites such as are sensible of their sinnes,2 where sinne abounds, grace abounds much more.3 Come unto me all ye that are weary and heavy laden. 4And, hee came to seeke and to save that which was lost. He requires no more, but that we bee sensible of our debts and miseries, which sence hee workes likewise by his holy Spirit.
- 1That seeing the en• of our misery is to woe us to come unto Christ, we should not be discouraged to come unto him.