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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
Sermon 1 › Part › But mark the Order.Sermon 1 › Part › But marke the Order.
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O let us take the Apostles counsel, Coloss. 1. 1.§1 To labour to walk worthy of the Lord, &c. unto all well-pleasing, increasing in knowledge, 1and fruitfulness in every good work. And this knowledge must not only be a general wisdom in knowing truths, but a special understanding of his good will to us, and our special duties again to him▪
O let us take the Apostles counsell, Coloss. 1. 1.§1 To labour to walk worthy of the Lord, &c. unto all well-pleasing, increasing in knowledge, 1and fruitfulnesse in every good worke. And this knowledge must not onely be a generall wisdome in knowing truths, but a speciall understanding of his good will to us, and our speciall duties againe to him▪
Again, that we may please Christ the better,§2 labour to be cleansed from that which is offensive to him: let the spring be clean. Therefore the Psalmist desiring that the words of his mouth ⟨p. 26⟩and the meditations of his heart might be acceptable before God,