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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.
Answ. 1First, true hatred is universal, he who hates ⟨p. 312⟩ill truly, hates it universally in the whole kind. As we see in wicked men and devils who hate God and all goodness: so on the contrary those that are good, hate all ill whatsoever, whether it pleasure, or displeasure them, they stand not upon it, they hate the very nature of all ill. Those whose obedience and affections are partial, they hate some evils, but not others, which is not true hatred wrought by the Spirit of God, for that is universal to the whole kind.
Answ. 1First, true hatred is universall, he who hates ⟨p. 312⟩ill truely, hates it universally in the whole kinde. As we see in wicked men and divels who hate God and all goodnesse: so on the contrary those that are good, hate all ill whatsoever, whether it pleasure, or displeasure them, they stand not upon it, they hate the very nature of all ill. Those whose obedience and affections are partiall, they hate some evills, but not others, which is not true hatred wrought by the Spirit of God, for that is universall to the whole kinde.
- 1Our hatred of sin is 1. when it is universal.Our hatred of sinne is 1. when it is universall.
1Then also, wheresoever true hatred is, it is unplacable, and unappeasable, there's no true end of sound hatred, but by the abolishing altogether of that thing it hates; as we see the hatred of Satan to the Church and people of God, is unappeasable and unquenchable; nothing in the world can stay Satan's hatred, nor the hatred of his instruments, who hate the remembrance of Gods people. Therefore the very name of Calvin and Luther must be put out of their books to satisfy their hatred. Not only when they are dead, burn their bones, but abolish their memory if they can. So there is the like disposition in Gods people to that which is ill. A godly disposition it hateth sin even to the death, and is not quiet until all sin be abolished. Whereupon it is never quiet in this life, but desires Heaven, not enduring patiently the least relics and rags of sin: desiring that that which it so hateth, might have no being at all. Those who mince