A12167:973
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.
THE SEVENTEENTH SERMON.1
- 1SER. XVIII
CANT. V. XIII. His lips are like lilies dropping sweet smelling myrrh, his hands are as gold rings set with Beryl, his belly is as bright Ivory overlaid with Sapphires, his legs, &c.
CANT. V. XIII. His lips are like lillies dropping sweet smelling mirrh, his hands are as gold rings set with Berill, his belly is as bright Ivory overlaid with Saphirs, his legs, &c.
In speaking of these particulars we are to be very wary, for we have not that foundation as we have in other generals: for no doubt but the Spirit of God here did more intend to set out the large affection that the Church had to Christ, then to insinuate any great ⟨p. 388⟩particularity in every one of these, therefore let us only cull out, and take those things that are of more easy explication.
In speaking of these particulars wee are to be very wary, for we have not that foundation as we have in other generalls: for no doubt but the Spirit of God here did more intend to set out the large affection that the Church had to Christ, then to insinuate any great ⟨p. 388⟩particularity in every one of these, therefore let us onely cull out, and take those things that are of more easie explication.