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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.
First for outward annoyances, how many of them is our poor life subject unto? and for inward terror and boiling heat of conscience, when God in anger discovers himself unto […],1 and sets our sins in order before us: O then, if we have not a shadow; if God in mercy through Jesus Christ be not a shadow to keep that boiling heat from us, what will become of the poor conscience? especially if Satan adds his poisoned fiery darts, poisoning, inflaming the conscience with temptations to despair, as if God had forsaken and were angry, o• when God seems angry, then he seems like a consuming fire. O! who can abide it, when all these fiery temptations are joined with Gods anger? yet the dearest of Gods Saints are subject to these inward boiling heats ⟨p. 392⟩of Gods anger. My God my God why hast thou forsaken me, 2said the head of the Church himself,3 and see how Job complains, thou hast see me as a But to shoot at. And in regard of this spiritual desertion David complains much throughout the Psalms. So this our life is subject to outward and spiritual annoyances, from God, from Satan, and from our selves and the world every way annoyed with scorchings and heat, what need a shadow, a protection, a defence else. That supposeth this.
Frist for outward annoyances, how many of them is our poore life subject unto? and for inward terror and boyling heate of conscience, when God in anger discovers himselfe unto 〈…〉,1 and sets our sinnes in order before us: O then, if wee have not a shadow; if God in mercy through Jesus Christ be not a shadow to keepe that boiling heate from us, what will become of the poore conscience? especially if Satan adds his poisoned fierie darts, poisoning, inflaming the conscience with temptations to despaire, as if God had forsaken and were angry, o• when God seemes angry, then hee seemes like a consuming fire. O! who can abide it, when all these fiery temptations are joyned with Gods anger? yet the dearest of Gods Saints are subject to these inward boiling heats