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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.
God answers them exactly unto all they prayed for, beginning first with the ground of all our comfort, forgiveness of sins, According to their petition, Take away all iniquity: he answers, I will heal their backsliding, or their rebellion. Backsliding is an aggravation of sin: every sin is not a rebellion, Apostasy, or ⟨p. 129⟩backsliding, for their be also sins of infirmities, we usually rank sins thus, in 1. Sins of Ignorance. 2. Sins of Infirmity. 3. Sins against knowledge, with a higher hand. And 4. The Sins against the Holy Ghost.
God answers them exactly unto all they praid for, beginning first with the ground of all our comfort, forgivenesse of sinnes, According to their petition, Take away all iniquity: hee answers, I will heale their backesliding, or their rebellion. Backesliding is an aggravation of sin: every sinne is not a rebellion, Apostasie, or ⟨p. 129⟩backsliding, for their be also sinnes of infirmities, we usually rancke sinnes thus, in 1. Sinnes of Ignorance. 2. Sinnes of Infirmitie. 3. Sinnes against knowledge, with a higher hand. And 4. The Sinnes against the Holy Ghost.
Now this is more then to cure sins of Ignorance, and of Infirmity, when he saith, I will heal their backsliding.
Now this is more then to cure sinnes of Ignorance, and of Infirmitie, when he saith, I will heale their backesliding.
Quest. But why doth he answer the higher pitch of an aggravation, when their petition was in a lower strain only, (Take away all iniquity.)