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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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Again,1 for those that have entertained Christ, let them see what an excellent gracious Person they have entertained, who is the chief of ten thousand. The world thinks them a company of silly mean people that make choice of Christ, Religion, the Word, and such things, but here is a justification of their choice, they choose him that is the chief of ten thousand, Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth (saith the Spouse,2) for thy love is better then wine, nay then life it self: 3A Christian may justify the choice that he hath made with Mary of the good part; ⟨p. 359⟩against all those that shall disparage his choice. Let the world account Christians what they will; that they are a company of deluded besotted persons, fools and madmen. The Christian is the only wise man: Wisdom is seen in choice especially; and here is the choice of that which is excellent and most excellent of all, the chief of ten thousand.
Againe,1 for those that have entertained Christ, let them see what an excellent gracious Person they have entertained, who is the cheefe of ten thousand. The world thinks them a company of silly meane people that make choice of Christ, Religion, the Word, and such things, but here is a justification of their choice, they choose him that is the cheefe of ten thousand, Let him kisse me with the kisses of his mouth (saith the Spouse,2) for thy love is better then wine, nay then life it selfe: 3A Christian may justifie the choice that he hath made with Mary of the good part; ⟨p. 359⟩against all those that shall disparage his choice. Let the world account Christians what they will; that they are a company of deluded besotted persons, fooles and madmen. The Christian is the onely wise man: Wisdome is seene in choice especially; and here is the choice of that which is excellent and most excellent of all, the cheefe of ten thousand.