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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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1Not to speak of transient actual sins, that are past and pardoned when we have repented of them: but of the root of all sin, which is weakness and corruption in us, fortified and (as it were) entrenched by nature, occasions and custom, of this the Question is; How to discern of pardon, the root of sin remaining, and now and then foiling us? The Answer is Affirmative, we may have that sin pardoned, which yet occasionally may foil us still. For a man is in the state of health, though he have the dregs of a disease hanging upon him, whereby a man ofttimes hath some little fit of the disease. When nature and physic hath prevailed over the disease; yet after that, there may be grudgings. So when God hath cured the soul by pardon, and hath begun to cure in Sanctification, the cure is wrought, though some dregs remain: because those dregs are carried away with daily physic, and daily flying to God, Lord forgive our debts, Lord heal us: every prayer and renewing of Repentance carries some debt away, till death comes, that excellent Physician, which once for all perfectly cures both soul and body bringing ⟨p. 161⟩both there where both shall have Perfection.
1Not to speake of transient actuall sinnes, that are past and pardoned when we have repented of them: but of the roote of all sinne, which is weakenesse and corruption in us, fortified and (as it were) intrenched by nature, occasions and custome, of this the Question is; How to discerne of pardon, the roote of sinne remaining, and now and then foyling us? The Answer is Affirmative, we may have that sinne pardoned, which yet occasionally may foyle us still. For a man is in the state of health, though he have the dregs of a disease hanging upon him, wherby a man ofttimes hath some little fit of the disease. When nature and physicke hath prevailed over the disease; yet after that, there may be grudgings. So when God hath cured the soule by pardon, and hath begun to cure in Sanctification, the cure is wrought, though some dregs remaine: because those dregs are carried away with daily physicke, and daily flying to God, Lord forgive our debts, Lord heale us: every prayer and renewing of Repentance carries some debt away, till death comes, that excellent Physitian, which once for all perfectly cures both soule and body bringing ⟨p. 161⟩