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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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That is,1 all his passages and ways are constant and firm even as pillars of marble,2 his children are so likewise as far as they are endued with his Spirit. Christ is yesterday, to day and the same for ever. In regard of his enemies, Rev. 1. He is set out in another manner of similitude, as having legs of brass to trample them all in pieces. But in respect of his constant truth and ways of goodness to his Church his legs are as pillars of marble.
That is,1 all his passages and waies are constant and firme even as pillars of marble,2 his children are so likewise as farre as they are indued with his Spirit. Christ is yesterday, to day and the same for ever. In regard of his enemies, Rev. 1. Hee is set out in another manner of similitude, as having legs of brasse to trample them all in peeces. But in respect of his constant truth and waies of goodnesse to his Church his legs are as pillars of marble.
- 1All christs ways are constant &c firm.All christs wayes are constant &c firme.
- 2Heb. 13. 8.
His Countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the Cedars.