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be_v unite_v with_o christ_n himself_o also_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o adam_n before_o i_o clâ—se_v this_o book_n i_o think_v it_o very_o pertinent_a to_o the_o business_n in_o hand_n to_o explain_v that_o place_n heb._n 7._o 9_o which_o our_o commenter_n have_v most_o slight_o pass_v over_o yet_o wary_o because_o if_o he_o have_v right_o expound_v it_o it_o have_v clâ—aâ—ly_o make_v against_o his_o blasphemy_n the_o word_n be_v these_o levi_n 〈◊〉_d tithe_n in_o abraham_n for_o he_o be_v in_o 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o fatâ—â—r_n when_o melchiâ—edech_n meet_v he_o the_o collection_n from_o these_o word_n be_v that_o therefore_o meâ—chisâ—aechs_n and_o so_o christ_n priesthood_n be_v great_a than_o leviâ—â—_n pâ—iâ—stâ—ond_n but_o against_o this_o argument_n it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o christ_n be_v also_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n at_o that_o time_n as_o well_o as_o levi_n for_o thâ—n_a 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o beget_v and_o therefore_o in_o this_o respect_n both_o levi_n and_o christ_n pay_v tithe_n in_o abraham_n and_o neither_o be_v to_o be_v for_o this_o cause_n prefer_v before_o the_o other_o except_o we_o can_v show_v that_o christ_n be_v not_o then_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n secundum_fw-la aliquem_fw-la modum_fw-la in_o some_o manner_n as_o levi_n be_v for_o answer_v hereunto_o s._n austin_n think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o say_v that_o the_o difference_n between_o â—â—vies_n and_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n be_v this_o christus_fw-la 19_o aug._n de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la lit_fw-fr l._n 10._o c._n 19_o non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d secundum_fw-la animam_fw-la seâ—_n levi_n ficit_fw-la ay_o that_o christ_n soul_n be_v not_o derive_v by_o propagation_n from_o abrâ—haâ—_n as_o lâ—viâ—s_n soul_n be_v but_o this_o answer_n will_v not_o satisfy_v because_o it_o be_v uncertain_a to_o we_o
drunkard_n etc._n etc._n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n yet_o we_o believe_v that_o noah_n loâ—_n david_n and_o the_o penitent_a thief_n who_o have_v offend_v in_o these_o sin_n shall_v notwithstanding_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n &_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o word_n immediate_o follow_v do_v clear_o unfold_v the_o meaning_n both_o of_o that_o and_o of_o all_o other_o threaten_n when_o he_o say_v vers_fw-la 11._o and_o such_o as_o these_o be_v some_o of_o youâ—_n but_o you_o be_v wash_v but_o you_o be_v sanctify_v but_o you_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n so_o that_o in_o all_o threaten_n we_o be_v ever_o to_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v at_o least_o this_o secret_a and_o reserve_v condition_n except_o you_o repent_v according_a to_o god_n declaration_n which_o be_v thus_o express_v 1_o joh._n 1._o 9_o if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o hence_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o divine_n omnes_fw-la commâ—nationes_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la intelligendae_fw-la sub_fw-la conditione_n impaenitentiae_fw-la ay_o the_o threaten_n of_o god_n be_v ever_o to_o be_v understand_v with_o the_o condition_n of_o impenitency_n this_o be_v the_o judgement_n both_o of_o our_o modern_a divine_n &_o 6._o orig._n in_o num._n 23._o hom_n 6._o also_o of_o the_o ancient_n origâ—n_n say_v ostenditur_fw-la deus_fw-la quandoque_fw-la dicere_fw-la &_o non_fw-fr facâ—reâ—ait_fw-fr ergo_fw-la per_fw-la hieâ—miam_fw-la loquar_fw-la super_fw-la gentem_fw-la si_fw-la convertetur_fw-la gens_fw-la illa_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &c._n &c._n ay_o because_o it_o appear_v that_o god_n say_v he_o will_v do_v that_o which_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o perform_v therefore_o he_o have_v inform_v we_o by_o jeremy_n what_o his_o meaning_n be_v when_o he_o say_v â—f_o i_o speak_v against_o a_o nation_n if_o that_o nation_n be_v conver_v and_o repent_v i_o also_o will_v repent_v and_o again_o the_o same_o father_n say_v deus_fw-la cum_fw-la possiâ—â—â—cens_fw-la punire_fw-la nunquam_fw-la hoc_fw-la facit_fw-la 1._o orig._n in_o hier._n 1._o hom_n 1._o sed_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la condemnauâ—râ—tâ—_n dicit_fw-la tamen_fw-la quod_fw-la sibi_fw-la semper_fw-la dicere_fw-la proposiâ—um_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la liberentur_fw-la a_o condemnatione_fw-la per_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la qui_fw-la condemnati_fw-la suerant_fw-la per_fw-la delictum_fw-la ut_fw-la in_fw-la ninivitis_fw-la ay_o god_n can_v punish_v without_o threaten_v but_o do_v not_o and_o although_o he_o have_v condemn_v yet_o he_o say_v as_o indeed_o he_o ever_o purpose_v that_o those_o against_o who_o the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n be_v go_v forth_o yet_o may_v be_v deliver_v by_o repentance_n st._n chrysostom_n have_v the_o like_a observation_n upon_o those_o word_n jona_n 3._o 4._o antioch_n chrys_n hom_n 5._o antioch_n forty_o day_n and_o ninevy_n shall_v be_v destroy_v this_o threaten_n do_v not_o fail_v say_v he_o for_o god_n declare_v jer._n 18_o 7._o that_o when_o he_o speak_v against_o a_o nation_n his_o meaning_n ever_o be_v that_o if_o that_o nation_n repent_v he_o also_o will_v repent_v of_o his_o indignation_n and_o yet_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n be_v no_o way_n prejudice_v although_o the_o judgement_n threaten_v be_v not_o so_o effect_v because_o it_o be_v always_o mean_v conditional_o yea_o it_o be_v ever_o more_o probable_a that_o because_o god_n so_o open_o threaten_v secret_o he_o do_v real_o not_o intend_v at_o all_o to_o execute_v that_o judgement_n which_o he_o so_o threaten_v and_o more_o yet_o that_o he_o therefore_o threaten_v because_o 53_o chrys_n hom_n antioch_n 53_o he_o do_v not_o purpose_v it_o chrysostom_n say_v deus_fw-la gehennam_fw-la mmatus_fw-la est_fw-la quo_fw-la gehennam_fw-la non_fw-la inducat_fw-la i_o god_n therefore_o threaten_v hell_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v not_o condemn_v 5._o basil_n in_o esa_n c._n 13._o basil_n in_o esa_n c._n 5._o to_o hell_n and_o saint_n basil_n say_v deus_fw-la interminatur_fw-la ut_fw-la sic_fw-la exoretur_fw-la ay_o god_n therefore_o threaten_v that_o thereby_o he_o may_v provoke_v man_n to_o prayer_n that_o by_o it_o he_o may_v be_v pacify_v and_o again_o concern_v the_o figtree_n luc._n 13._o 6._o he_o say_v exitat_fw-la agricolam_fw-la ut_fw-la diligentius_fw-la excolat_a est_fw-la comminatio_fw-la quae_fw-la efficiat_a ut_fw-la à _fw-la peccato_fw-la convertantur_fw-la i._n 1â—_n soz._n l._n 7_o c._n 1â—_n the_o intent_n of_o the_o threaten_n be_v to_o incite_v the_o husbandman_n to_o take_v great_a care_n of_o it_o so_o there_o be_v a_o threaten_v intend_v only_o to_o provoke_v man_n to_o conversion_n it_o be_v observe_v by_o sozomen_n of_o the_o most_o gentle_a and_o godly_a emperor_n theodosius_n that_o his_o edict_n penal_a do_v common_o threaten_v very_o severe_a and_o direful_a punishment_n but_o that_o he_o do_v not_o execute_v they_o even_o as_o our_o most_o merciful_a god_n when_o he_o seem_v most_o severe_a in_o his_o threaten_n yet_o he_o secret_o reserve_v a_o inlet_n of_o mercy_n to_o stay_v the_o execution_n if_o the_o offender_n will_v repent_v and_o therefore_o the_o prudent_a jew_n will_v not_o condemn_v that_o man_n for_o a_o false_a prophet_n who_o have_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n threaten_v judgement_n although_o the_o judgement_n threaten_v be_v not_o so_o execute_v because_o they_o know_v that_o the_o execute_n or_o suspend_v thereof_o depend_v on_o the_o penitency_n or_o impenitency_n of_o man_n thus_o have_v in_o general_n show_v that_o god_n threaten_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v conditional_o let_v we_o now_o examine_v this_o particular_a threaten_n against_o such_o as_o commit_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o which_o it_o be_v say_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v chap._n iii_o that_o the_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v then_o only_o unpardonable_a when_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o final_a impenitency_n it_o be_v worthy_a of_o our_o observation_n that_o christ_n immediate_o 31._o mat._n 12._o 31._o before_o he_o denounce_v that_o the_o blasphemy_n of_o the_o spirit_n shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v he_o have_v say_v mat._n 12._o 31._o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n and_o blasphemy_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n certain_o if_o all_o sin_n be_v forgive_v it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o the_o blasphemy_n of_o the_o spirit_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o some_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o absolute_o unpardonable_a all_o the_o difficulty_n will_v be_v to_o understand_v how_o all_o sin_n shall_v be_v pardon_v and_o yet_o this_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v pardon_v both_o saying_n must_v needs_o be_v true_a because_o truth_n have_v speak_v they_o sure_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n so_o great_a that_o it_o can_v bring_v damnation_n 27._o aslemb_v c._n 15._o page_n 27._o upon_o those_o who_o true_o repent_v all_o sin_n be_v pardonable_a to_o the_o penitent_a and_o therefore_o this_o blasphemy_n also_o be_v pardonable_a if_o it_o be_v repent_v but_o without_o repentance_n it_o shall_v never_o be_v forgive_v in_o this_o world_n while_o man_n continue_v in_o this_o sin_n nor_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v if_o man_n die_v in_o it_o but_o yet_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v confess_v that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n in_o the_o repentance_n which_o be_v require_v to_o the_o pardon_n of_o this_o grand_a sin_n and_o that_o repentance_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o precede_v the_o pardon_n of_o other_o inferior_a cap._n vide_fw-la infra_fw-la cap._n sin_n for_o no_o actual_a sin_n be_v to_o be_v think_v pardonable_a without_o repentance_n in_o some_o measure_n of_o which_o difference_n i_o shall_v speak_v hereafter_o in_o its_o due_a place_n but_o for_o the_o present_a it_o be_v expedient_a to_o inquire_v whether_o this_o blasphemy_n be_v in_o any_o case_n pardonable_a i_o have_v show_v before_o what_o the_o scripture_n say_v of_o those_o that_o deny_v christ_n as_o peter_n do_v and_o those_o jew_n act_n 3._o 14._o although_o deny_v christ_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o sin_n of_o which_o it_o be_v say_v luke_n 12._o 9_o 10._o it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v therefore_o the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v inquire_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o exposition_n of_o those_o word_n it_o shall_v never_o be_v forgive_v athanasius_n in_o his_o 626._o ath._n to_o 3._o pag._n 626._o book_n de_fw-fr communi_fw-la essâ—ntia_fw-la patris_fw-la fâ—lii_fw-la etc._n etc._n first_o lay_v down_o this_o conclusion_n nullum_fw-la â—st_fw-la peccatum_fw-la irâ—â—â—â—ssibile_fw-la apud_fw-la dâ—um_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la qui_fw-la verè_fw-la 〈…〉_o â—gunt_fw-la ay_o no_o sin_n be_v unpardonable_a with_o god_n in_o they_o which_o true_o repent_v and_o he_o make_v this_o observation_n on_o those_o word_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o he_o who_o sâ—_n blaspheme_v and_o repent_v but_o only_o he_o that_o blaspheme_v shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v and_o that_o therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o that_o so_o blaspheme_v and_o continue_v persevere_v impenitent_o in_o
amendment_n to_o this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o pardonablenesse_n of_o any_o sin_n though_o ever_o so_o great_a upon_o repentance_n the_o church_n discipline_n of_o old_a be_v correspondent_a for_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n record_v by_o st._n basil_n it_o be_v order_v that_o whosoever_o have_v deny_v christ_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n shall_v be_v debar_v from_o the_o communion_n all_o his_o life_n time_n until_o his_o death_n bed_n and_o remain_v only_o in_o the_o number_n and_o rank_n of_o penitentiaries_n but_o upon_o point_n of_o death_n he_o shall_v be_v restore_v and_o the_o sacrament_n administer_v to_o he_o and_o this_o propter_fw-la fidem_fw-la divinae_fw-la clementiae_fw-la i_o because_o the_o church_n believe_v that_o our_o merciful_a god_n do_v pardon_v those_o true_a penitent_n who_o have_v fall_v into_o that_o grand_a sin_n of_o deny_v christ_n upon_o the_o same_o doctrine_n do_v the_o father_n ground_n their_o distinction_n of_o sin_n call_v some_o man_n sin_n venial_a and_o other_o mortal_a just_a as_o st._n john_n here_o do_v a_o sin_n unto_o death_n &_o a_o sin_n not_o unto_o death_n for_o so_o origen_n mention_v mortale_fw-la peccatum_fw-la and_o st._n ambâ—ose_n speak_v of_o crimen_fw-la 34_o orig_n n._n 41._o ambr._n n._n 9_o 15_o aug_n n._n 6773_o 77._o prosp_n n._n 34_o mortale_fw-la and_o erratum_fw-la noae_n erat_fw-la veniale_a so_o do_v st._n austin_n call_v sin_n vâ—nialia_n morralia_fw-la capitalia_fw-la damnabilia_fw-la and_o so_o do_v prosper_n and_o so_o do_v the_o church_n of_o england_n liturgy_n mention_v a_o deadly_a sin_n and_o all_o these_o only_a in_o this_o sense_n as_o saint_n ambrose_n express_v himself_o venialis_fw-la culpa_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la 14._o amb._n de_fw-fr paradiso_n cap._n 14._o sâ—qnitur_fw-la confessio_fw-la i._n that_o sin_n be_v call_v venial_a which_o be_v confess_v or_o repent_v of_o and_o so_o that_o sin_n be_v only_o a_o deadly_a sin_n or_o a_o sin_n unto_o death_n in_o which_o man_n live_v and_o die_v impenitent_o and_o therefore_o unpardonable_o as_o be_v show_v before_o chap._n xviii_o the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n idoe_v not_o say_v he_o shall_v pray_v for_o it_o that_o this_o pray_v and_o not_o pray_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o live_n and_o not_o of_o the_o dead_a the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o pray_v for_o penitent_n the_o manner_n and_o form_n of_o ecclesiastical_a or_o external_a penance_n view_v in_o the_o roman_a lady_n fabiola_n in_o what_o case_n god_n forbid_v pray_v for_o sinner_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n there_o remain_v yet_o a_o great_a difficulty_n in_o the_o word_n next_o follow_v whereby_o this_o sin_n unto_o death_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n forbid_v man_n to_o pray_v for_o whereby_o he_o may_v also_o seem_v to_o set_v the_o brand_n and_o mark_v of_o absolute_a unpardonablenes_n upon_o the_o sinner_n as_o be_v quite_o forlorn_a and_o bereave_v of_o all_o remedy_n and_o leave_v utter_o to_o desperation_n for_o thus_o we_o read_v a_o sin_n unto_o death_n i_o do_v not_o say_v he_o shall_v pray_v for_o it_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o sin_n unto_o death_n be_v one_o of_o those_o capital_a sin_n before_o mention_v out_o of_o math._n 12._o 31._o and_o gal._n 5._o 19_o in_o which_o the_o sinner_n continue_v impenitent_o all_o his_o life_n time_n and_o therein_o die_v we_o be_v next_o to_o inquire_v whether_o the_o apostle_n mean_v that_o such_o a_o sinner_n so_o die_v be_v not_o to_o be_v pray_v for_o after_o his_o death_n or_o whether_o he_o mean_v that_o such_o a_o sinner_n be_v not_o to_o be_v pray_v for_o during_o his_o life_n time_n while_o he_o continue_v in_o his_o sin_n without_o repentance_n for_o if_o we_o grant_v that_o by_o these_o word_n a_o man_n die_v in_o that_o sin_n be_v except_v from_o be_v pray_v for_o after_o death_n than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o other_o sort_n of_o sinner_n which_o sin_v not_o impenitent_o unto_o their_o 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