A12167:932
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.
His head is as fine gold.
A little in general,1 see the boldness and largeness of the Churches affections, who though she had been ill entreated by the Watch-men and others, yet is she not disheartened for all this? no, she goes on and sets out particular commendations of her Beloved. Where love hath any strength, no water can quench it. You see the Church here found but cold entertainment from the Watch-men and others that should have been better.
A little in generall,1 see the boldnesse and largenesse of the Churches affections, who though she had beene ill intreated by the Watch-men and others, yet is she not disheartned for all this? no, she goes on and sets out particular commendations of her Beloved. Where love hath any strength, no water can quench it. You see the Church here found but cold intertainement from the Watch-men and others that should have beene better.
- 1That nothing can dishearten the Church from commending Christ.
Nay,1 She was in desertion, yet she was not discouraged, nay not from the desertion that Christ left her in; but she seeks after him whom her soul loved. Oh, this is the sign of a true sanctified soul touched from Heaven, never to give over seeking of Christ, nor setting out his praises, no though it thinks it self not