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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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Therefore this reproves all civill moral persons that think they have riches enough, not only debauched persons, but self-sufficient persons, that think they have any Righteousness of their own, let them know, that Christ shall come in flaming fire, to take vengeance of such: This is the scope of the second Psalm, which ye know sets out the excellency of Christ,1 I have set my King upon Zion, God the Father there anoints Christ King of the Church: To what end? That we should kiss the Sun, kiss him with the kiss of subjection (as subjects do their Prince:) with the kiss of love, 2as the Spouse doth her Husband, and with the kiss of faith. But what if we do not kiss him, and subject our selves to him; love him and believe in him? If his wrath be once kindled happy are all those that trust in him: He is a Lamb, but such a one as can be angry, as Rev. 6. It is said, The Kings and great persons of the world, fly from the wrath of the Lamb, he that is so sweet mild and gentle, if we join with him, on the contrary, if we come not unto him, we shall find the wrath of the Lamb, a terrible wrath, ⟨p. 363⟩which the greatest Potentates in the world shall desire to be hid from. If his wrath be once kindled, blessed are all those that trust in him, and woe be to them that do not receive him.
Therefore this reprooves all civill morrall persons that thinke they have riches enough, not onely debauched persons, but selfe-sufficient persons, that thinke they have any Righteousnesse of their owne, let them know, that Christ shall come in flaming fire, to take vengence of such: This is the scope of the second Psalme, which yee know sets out the excellency of Christ,1 I have set my King upon Zion, God the Father there annoints Christ King of the Church: To what end? That wee should kisse the Sunne, kisse him with the kisse of subjection (as subject•s doe their Prince:) with the kisse of love, 2