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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
THE RETURNING BACKSLIDER. › Sermon 1THE RETVRNING BACKSLIDER. › Sermon 1
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It should move us therefore to seek unto God Use. 2 by unfeigned Repentance to have our sins taken away and pardoned, or else, howsoever we may change our plagues; yet they shall not be taken away, nay we shall still (like Pharaoh) change for the worst, who though he had his judgements changed: yet sin the cause remaining, he was never a whit the better, but the worse for changing, until his ⟨p. 14⟩final ruin came.
It should move us therefore to seeke unto God Vse. 2 by unfained Repentance to have our sinnes taken away and pardoned, or else, howsoever wee may change our plagues; yet they shall not bee taken away, nay wee shall still (like Pharoah) change for the worst, who though hee had his judgements changed: yet sinne the cause remaining, hee was never a whit the better, but the worse for changing, untill his ⟨p. 14⟩finall ruine came.
1The wages of sin is Death, Sin will cry till it hath its wages. Where Iniquity is, there cannot but be falling into judgement. Therefore they are cruel to their own souls, that walk in evil ways, for undoubtedly God will turn their own ways upon their own heads. We should not therefore envy any man (be he what he will) who goeth on in ill courses, seeing some judgement is owning him first on last, unless he stop the current of Gods wrath by Repentance. God in much mercy hath set up a Court in our hearts to this end, that if we judge our selves in this Inferior Court, we may escape, and not be brought up into the higher: if first they be judged rightly in the Inferior Court, then there needs no review. But otherwise, if we by Repentance take not up the matter, sin must be judged some where, either in the Tribunal of the heart and conscience, or else afterwards there must be a reckoning for it.