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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First, Let us enter into a serious consideration of the need we have of Christ,1 of our misery without him,2 of our happiness if we be joined with him, the soul being thus convinced, the affections must needs follow the sanctified judgement.
First, Let us enter into a serious consideration of the need we have of Christ,1 of our misery without him,2 of our happinesse if we be joyned with him, the soule being thus convinced, the affections must needs follow the sanctified judgement.
- 1Answ. 1.
- 2By a deep consideration of our necessity with out him.By a deepe consideration of our necessity with out him.
What will come of it,1 If Christ be set in the highest place in our heart, If we crown him there, and make him King of Kings and Lord of Lords, in a hearty submitting of all the affections of the soul to him; while the soul continues in that frame, it cannot be drawn to sin, discomfort, and despair. The honours pleasures and profits that are got by base engagements to the humours of men, what are these to Christ? when the soul is rightly possest of Christ and of his excellency, It disdains that any thing should come in competition with him.