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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
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 FOURTH SERMON.
THE FOVRTH SERMON.
HOS. 14.3. Ashur shall not save us, we will not ride upon horses, neither will we say any more to the works of our hands, ye are our gods, for in thee the Fatherless findeth mercy.
HOS. 14.3. Ashur shall not save us, we will not ride upon horses, neither will we say any more to the works of our hands, ye are our gods, for in thee the Fatherlesse findeth mercy.
WE showed you heretofore at large, how the Spirit of God by the Prophet, doth here dictate a form of turning unto these Israelites, Take unto you words, and then teach them what they should return back again: Thanks, So will ⟨p. 90⟩we render the Calves of our lips, wherein they show two things. 1. That they have no great matters to render, Oxen or Sheep, &c. 2. They show what is most pleasing unto God, The Calves of our lips; that is, thanksgiving from a broken heart, which (as the Psalmist speaks) pleaseth God better then a bullock that hath horns and hoofs. But this is not enough, the Holy Ghost therefore doth prescribe them together with Prayer and Thanksgiving, Reformation, Ashur shall not save us, we will not ride upon Horses, neither will we say any more to the works of our hands, ye are our gods, for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. So that here you have Reformation joined with Prayer and Praise. Whence we observed divers things, That without Reformation our Prayers are abominable: That in Repentance there must be Reformation of our special sin, which here they do, Take this one thing more in the third place, Observ. which shall be added to the former.