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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
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.
His mouth is most sweet, he is altogether lovely.1
- 1That the words of Christ wher• by •e manifests fatherly affection to us is of all things most sweet.That the words of C•rist wher• by •e manifests fatherly affection to us is of all things most sweet.
His mouth is most sweet, she doubles this commendation, she had said before his lips are as Lilies dropping sweet myrrh, here she saith again of his mouth, it is most sweet, to show that that is the chief lovely thing in Christ, the repetition argueth the seriousness of the Churches affection to Christ and of the excellency of that part, the main lovely thing is that which ⟨p. 392⟩comes from his heart by his words and his lips, as indeed the most excellent thing that we can think of is the expression of the heart of God in Christ, and of Christs love to us, His mouth is most sweet. And indeed the best discovery of a true affection to Christ, and of a true estate in grace, is from our affection to the word of Christ. Wheresoever there is interest into Christ, there is a high respect to the word, my sheep hear my voice, John. 10. and you know what Peter saith, John. 6. Many of Christs hearers and followers forsook him (upon some hard speeches, as they thought that came from him) saith Christ to Peter, Will ye also leave me, Peter answered again, Whether Lord shall we go,1