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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.
In this case it is with the soul of man,1 as with water that relisheth of that soil through which it runs: if it run through a hot soil, as baths through a sulphury soil, it talks of that. So the spirit of a man tastes of those authors he runs through. Therefore such who converse much in Popish writings (unless Ministers who have a calling that way to confute them) are in danger to be ensnared by them.
In this case it is with the soule of man,1 as with water that relisheth of that soyle through which it runnes: if it run through a hot soyle, as baths through a sulphury soyle, it talks of that. So the spirit of a man tasts of those authors hee runnes through. Therefore such who converse much in Popish writings (unlesse Ministers who have a calling that way to confute them) are in danger to be insnared by them.
- 1That a mans spirit tastes of the Authors he is most conversant in.That a mans spirit tasts of the Authors he is most conversant in.
Use 4 And then again if we must hate all Idolatry, we must take heed of occasions. Not like some looser Christians, which make no matter of crucifixes: how doth the Spirit of Ephraim ⟨p. 344⟩here agree with such? a crucifix is but a teacher of lies, representing only the outside and that falsely: for there is no expression in Scripture what kind of man Christ was. And if there were,1 yet the Apostle showeth, That we must now no more know him any more after the flesh: not as such a man, as tall, and fair, &c. But know him as the Mediator, as King of Heaven and Earth, avoiding all lewd base conceits of him: people in this kind are too bold, and run too near Popery. A Father saith well, No man is safe that is near to danger.