All Backsliding From God Originates In - Andrew Fuller

All backsliding from God originates in a departure of heart from him: herein consists the essence and the evil of it. "Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know, therefore, and see, that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken THE LORD THY GOD, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord of hosts." Jer 2:19

Taken from the book The Backslider: His Nature, Symptoms, and Recovery by Andrew Fuller 1754-1815