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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
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Hence we see they are enemies to Christ and to the souls of Gods people, that hinder the manifestation of Christ, whereby his face might be seen, and his lovely cheeks discerned? those that hate and undermine the ordinances of God, they hinder the comforts of their own souls.
Hence we see they are enemies to Christ and to the soules of Gods people, that hinder the manifestation of Christ, whereby his face might be seene, and his lovely cheekes discerned? those that hate and undermine the ordinances of God, they hinder the comforts of their owne soules.
And they are enemies to Christ, for when hath Christ glory but when the Virgins follow him in the sent of his sweet ointment•, when the soul in the sense of his sweetness follows him and cleave• to him with joy, love, and delight, this makes Christ Christ, and sets him up in the heart above all others. This is the proper work of the ordinances. Those therefore that are enemies to the ordinances of Christ are enemies to the souls of Gods people, and to the glory and honour of Christ himself.
And they are enemies to Christ, for when hath Christ glory but when the Virgins follow him in the sent of his sweet ointment•, when the soule in the sense of his sweetnesse followes him and cleave• to him with joy, love, and delight, this makes Christ Christ, and sets him up in the heart above all others. This is the proper worke of the ordinances. Those therefore that are enemies to the ordinances of Christ are enemies to the soules of Gods people, and to the glory and honour of Christ himselfe.