A12167:938
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.
Why,1 It is from largeness of affection. A large heart hath alway large expressions, when we are barren in expressions towards Christ, and of good things, whence comes this but §2from narrow poor affections. The Church had large affections;2 therefore she had suitable expressions.
Why,1 It is from largenesse of affection. A large heart hath alway large expressions, when we are barren in expressions towards Christ, and of good things, whence comes this but §2from narrow poore affections. The Church had large affections;2 therefore shee had sutable expressions.
- 1Because a large heart hath unsatisfied affections.
- 2Because Christ hath not one but many excellencies in him.
And then she is thus particular, because Christ hath not one but many excellencies; ⟨p. 375⟩every thing in him is excellent: inward and outward, as his head, &c.1 For indeed beauty consists not in sweetness of colour only, but in affinity and proportion of all parts. Now there is all sweet proportion in Christ, so it should be with Christians; they should not have one excellency, but many: those that receive Grace for Grace from Christ: