A12167:917
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, It stands firm against all discouragements whatsoever: for, it sets Christ against all, who is the chief of ten thousand. The soul in this case will set Christ against the anger and wrath of God, against Satan and all our spiritual enemies. Christ is the Angel of the covenant: Satan is a Lyon, a roaring Lyon: Christ the Lyon of the tribe of Judah: Satan a Serpent, a Dragon: But Christ the true Brazen Serpent, the very looking upon whom will take away all the stings and fiery darts of Satan whatsoever: wherefore it is said, I John. 5. that Faith is that that overcometh the world. ⟨p. 365⟩How doth Faith overcome the world? Because it overcomes all things in the world, as on the right hand pleasures and profits and honours, and on the left hand threatenings, pains, losses and disgraces, by setting Christ against all.
Againe, It stands firme against all discouragements whatsoever: for, it sets Christ against all, who is the cheefe of ten thousand. The soule in this case will set Christ against the anger and wrath of God, against Sathan and all our spirituall enemies. Christ is the Angell of the covenant: Sathan is a Lyon, a roaring Lyon: Christ the Lyon of the tribe of Juda: Sathan a Serpent, a Dragon: But Christ the true Brasen Serpent, the very looking upon whom will take away all the stings and fiery darts of Sathan whatsoever: wherefore it is said, I Iohn. 5. that Faith is that that overcommeth the world. ⟨p. 365⟩How doth Faith overcome the world? Because it overcomes all things in the world, as on the right hand pleasures and profits and honours, and on the left hand threatnings, paines, losses and disgraces, by setting Christ against all.
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