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The returning backslider, or, A commentary upon the whole XIIII. chapter of the prophecy…The returning backslider, or, A commentarie upon the whole XIIII. chapter of the prophecy…
The returning backslider, or, A commentary upon the whole XIIII. chapter of the prophecy of the prophet Hosea Wherein is showed the large extent of Gods free mercy, even unto the most miserable forlorn and wretched sinners that may be, upon their humiliation and repentance. Preached by that learned and judicious divine, Dr. Sibbs, late preacher to the honourable society of Gray's Inn, and master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge. Published by his own permission before his death.The returning backslider, or, A commentarie upon the whole XIIII. chapter of the prophecy of the prophet Hosea Wherein is shewed the large extent of Gods free mercy, even unto the most miserable forlorne and wretched sinners that may be, upon their humiliation and repentance. Preached by that learned and judicious divine, Dr. Sibbs, late preacher to the honourable society of Grayes Inne, and master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge. Published by his owne permission before his death.
London: printed by George for George Edwards, 1639
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1Therefore, I beseech you, let us examine our selves hereby, whether our desire of forgiveness be sound or not, if we desire sin should be taken away, we cannot think of it with comfort. For ⟨p. 27⟩in that many think with delight of their old sins, what do they else, but repeat them over again and again? but where the heart is soundly touched with a saving sense of sin; O then he cries, Take it away, Take it out of my conscience that it cause not despair there, and out of thy remembrance, that no advantage be taken against me for it. Take it away. But it is no otherwise taken away then by satisfying of divine justice. How much are we beholding to Christ therefore, who hath borne and taken away our sins, (and as the Scape-goat) gone away with the burden of all into the wilderness of oblivion. Blessed be God, and the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world. We can never bless God too much nor sufficiently for Christ. Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now we may think of sin without shame and despair: O blessed state, when a man can think of his former odious and filthy loathsome sins, and yet not despair: Because when he believes in Christ, the blood of Christ purgeth all away, takes away all sin. He hath taken them away.
1Therefore, I beseech you, let us examine our selves hereby, whether our desire of forgivenes be sound or not, if we desire sin should be taken away, we cannot thinke of it with comfort. For ⟨p. 27⟩in that many thinke with delight of their old sins, what doe they else, but repeate them over againe and againe? but where the heart is soundly touched with a saving sense of sinne; O then he cries, Take it away, Take it out of my conscience that it cause not despaire there, and out of thy remembrance, that no advantage be taken against me for it. Take it away. But it is no otherwise taken away then by satisfying of divine justice. How much are we beholding to Christ therefore, who hath borne and taken away our sins, (and as the Scape-goate) gon away with the burden of all into the wildernesse of oblivion. Blessed be God, and the Lamb of God that takes away the sinnes of the world. We can never blesse God too much nor sufficiently for Christ. Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ. Now we may thinke of sinne without shame and despaire: O blessed state, when a man can thinke of his former odious and filthy loathsome sinnes, and yet not despaire: Because when he beleeves in Christ, the blood of Christ purgeth all away, takes away all sin. He hath taken them away.