A12167:962
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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Likewise it is a point of terror to all hypocrites and others that think to blindfold Christ ⟨p. 383⟩again. Can they blindfold him in Heaven that hath this sharp eye? Noah he sees all their courses and projects what they are and what they tend to, and as he sees them so he will spread them all open ere long.
Likewise it is a point of terror to all hypocrites and others that thinke to blindfold Christ ⟨p. 383⟩againe. Can they blindfold him in Heaven that hath this sharp eye? Noe he sees all their courses and projects what they are and what they tend to, and as he sees them so he will spread them all open ere long.
And as it is a point of comfort and terror,1 So it is a point of instruction to us all,2 that we having to deal with a judge that sees all, to worship Christ in spirit. If we had knowledge that such an eye of God is fixed upon us in all places, in all our affections and actions, would we give liberty to base and filthy thoughts, to cruel designs, and to treacherous aims and intents, to hatch a hell (as it were) in our hearts, and to carry a fair show outwardly? it could not be▪ Men are not afraid of their thoughts, affections, desires, and inward delights of their soul; because there is no eye of justice upon them; but if they did consider that the all-seeing God did observe these inward evils, and would call them to account one day for them, then they would be aswell afraid to think ill as to do ill.
And as it is a point of comfort and terror,