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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.
Why is Christ as King thus resembled to an head of gold?1
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Because Gold is the chief,1 the most precious,2 durable metal of all others. Christ is a King for ever and hath an everlasting government. Gold is also the most pliable metal, you may beat it out to leaves more then any other metal whatsoever. Christ is all gold indeed, his love hath beat himself out as low as may be, all for our good. What abasement like to Christs. That which is most precious is most communicating, as the Sun a glorious creature, what doth so much good as it? so Christ as he is the most excellent of all, the chief of ten thousand, so is he also the most communicative, what good to the good that Christ did, he was beaten out of love to man-kind to lowest abasement for us, though this be not mainly aimed at here, yet (by the way) speaking of gold, we may present to our selves such comfortable meditations.
Because Gold is the cheefe,1 the most precious,2 durable mettall of all others. Christ is a King for ever and hath an everlasting government. Gold is also the most pliable mettall, you may beate it out to leaves more then any other mettall whatsoever. Christ is all gold indeed, his love hath beate himselfe out as low as may be, all for our good. What abasement like to Christs. That which is most precious is most communicating, as the Sunne a glorious creature, what doth so much good as it? so Christ as he is the most excellent of all, the cheefe of ten thousand, so is he also the most communicative, what good to the good that Christ did, he was beaten out of love to man-kind to lowest abasement for us, though this be not mainely aimed at here, yet (by the way) speaking of gold, we may present to our selves such comfortable meditations.