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flesh-bearing_a god_n and_o in_o greg._n nazian_n and_o athanasius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n incarnate_a thus_o be_v he_o every_o way_n as_o have_v be_v show_v a_o person_n fit_v to_o stand_v in_o steed_n of_o mankind_n as_o a_o undertaker_n and_o surety_n for_o performance_n of_o the_o bond_n law_n and_o covenant_n which_o be_v lay_v upon_o we_o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n for_o he_o have_v visit_v and_o redeem_v his_o people_n and_o have_v raise_v up_o a_o horn_n of_o salvation_n for_o we_o in_o the_o house_n of_o his_o servant_n david_n laus_fw-la deo_fw-la finis_fw-la the_o four_o book_n of_o the_o unpardonable_a sin_n or_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n wherein_o this_o question_n be_v discuss_v whether_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v absolute_o unpardonable_a together_o with_o a_o plain_a exposition_n of_o those_o place_n in_o scripture_n which_o concern_v that_o sin_n viz._n wherein_o the_o question_n of_o anabaptism_n be_v clear_o discuss_v matth._n 12._o 31._o heb._n 6._o 4._o heb._n 10._o 26._o epist_n 1_o john_n 5._o 16._o qui_fw-la legit_fw-la haec_fw-la ubi_fw-la certus_fw-la est_fw-la paritêr_fw-la pergat_fw-la mecum_fw-la ubi_fw-la haesitat_fw-la quaerat_fw-la mecum_fw-la ubi_fw-la errorem_fw-la suum_fw-la cognoscit_fw-la redeat_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o aug._n de_fw-fr trinit_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 3._o london_n print_v for_o humphrey_n moseley_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o prince_n arm_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1655._o the_o preface_n in_o my_o second_o book_n i_o propound_v two_o question_n to_o be_v discuss_v first_o what_o sin_n that_o 1._o 1._o be_v which_o three_o of_o the_o evangelist_n call_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o i_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o blasphemous_a deny_v the_o godhead_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o albeit_o some_o other_o sin_n may_v be_v so_o call_v yet_o that_o this_o also_o be_v that_o sin_n there_o mean_v i_o 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unpardonable_a sin_n chap._n i._o whether_o those_o who_o have_v once_o fall_v into_o the_o blasphemy_n question_n 3._o question_n of_o deny_v the_o godhead_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v absolute_o unpardonable_a and_o leave_v without_o all_o hope_n of_o assoilment_n or_o remedy_n and_o forgiveness_n so_o that_o they_o must_v be_v certain_o and_o eternal_o damn_v the_o reason_n which_o move_v i_o to_o attempt_v this_o question_n be_v because_o i_o find_v in_o many_o writer_n that_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v discourse_v as_o be_v absolute_o unpardonable_a and_o their_o persuasion_n thereof_o be_v ground_v on_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o peremptory_a and_o absolute_a as_o if_o they_o can_v not_o admit_v any_o limitation_n or_o exception_n or_o more_o favourable_a exposition_n for_o it_o be_v say_v matth._n 12._o 31_o 32._o it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v unto_o mâ—n_z neither_o in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d nor_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o mar._n 3._o 29._o he_o have_v never_o forgiveness_n but_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n and_o in_o st._n luke_n it_o be_v say_v he_o that_o deni_v i_o before_o man_n shall_v be_v deny_v before_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n unto_o he_o that_o blespheme_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v of_o this_o sin_n or_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n our_o late_a expositor_n understand_v that_o say_n heb_fw-mi â—_o 4._o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o those_o who_o be_v once_o enlighten_v if_o they_o fall_v away_o to_o renew_v they_o again_o unto_o 〈◊〉_d so_o do_v they_o expound_v that_o place_n also_o heb_fw-mi 10._o 26._o if_o we_o sin_v wilful_o after_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n but_o a_o certain_a 〈◊〉_d look_v for_o of_o judgement_n and_o that_o which_o to_o some_o man_n seem_v to_o prove_v the_o absolute_a unpardonableness_n of_o this_o sin_n and_o to_o put_v it_o out_o of_o all_o doubt_n be_v that_o say_n 1_o john_n 5._o 16._o there_o be_v a_o sin_n unto_o death_n i_o do_v not_o say_v â—â—_o 〈◊〉_d for_o it_o for_o if_o he_o that_o once_o sin_v this_o sin_n be_v not_o all_o to_o be_v pray_v for_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a inducement_n to_o persuade_v we_o that_o it_o be_v altogether_o unpardonable_a there_o be_v yet_o another_o reason_n allege_v by_o expositor_n why_o this_o sin_n be_v absolute_o unpardonable_a and_o that_o be_v because_o as_o they_o say_v this_o blasphemy_n be_v one_o commit_v it_o be_v ever_o after_o accompany_v with_o final_a 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o that_o say_n before_o allege_v out_o of_o heb._n 6._o 6._o if_o this_o prove_v true_a than_o such_o blasphemer_n must_v certain_o perish_v according_a to_o our_o saviour_n word_n in_o another_o case_n luke_n 13._o 3._o except_o you_o repent_v you_o shall_v all_o likewise_o perish_v and_o so_o this_o sin_n may_v fit_o be_v call_v a_o sin_n unto_o death_n but_o 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porphyrian_a in_o deny_v the_o godhead_n of_o christ_n and_o follow_v the_o heresy_n of_o cerinthus_n the_o manichee_n and_o arius_n and_o act_v for_o antichrist_n and_o turkism_n the_o charactor_n of_o socinus_n of_o the_o grand_a antichrist_n and_o his_o numerous_a corporation_n which_o be_v the_o mystical_a body_n of_o iniquity_n and_o of_o their_o preacher_n chapter_n viii_o of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o manhood_n in_o page_n 52_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o the_o two_o nature_n once_o unite_v continue_v for_o ever_o inseparable_a the_o difference_n between_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o godhead_n in_o christ_n and_o its_o existence_n in_o all_o creature_n of_o the_o mutual_a communication_n of_o property_n between_o the_o divine_a and_o humane_a nature_n in_o christ_n the_o heresy_n of_o nestorius_n his_o life_n condemnation_n banishment_n and_o exemplary_a death_n how_o holy_a man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v deify_v by_o partake_v of_o divine_a grace_n and_o conform_v to_o god_n will_n chapter_n ix_o the_o commenter_n blasphemous_a conceit_n of_o christ_n page_n 33_o deification_n in_o what_o sense_n christ_n may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v deify_v in_o time_n who_o be_v the_o only_a god_n from_o all_o eternity_n the_o true_a sense_n of_o diverse_a say_n in_o scripture_n concern_v christ_n exaltation_n how_o the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v to_o be_v call_v christ_n chapter_n x._o how_o those_o scripturall_a say_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v page_n 37_o which_o mention_n the_o abase_v or_o minoration_n of_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n a_o exposition_n of_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 24._o concern_v christ_n deliver_v up_o the_o kingdom_n and_o reign_v till_o judgement_n and_o his_o subjection_n afterward_o of_o which_o see_v more_o in_o the_o 2_o section_n of_o this_o chapter_n chapter_n xi_o why_o the_o unpardonable_a sin_n be_v fasten_v rather_o page_n 52_o on_o the_o denier_n of_o the_o godhead_n of_o the_o son_n then_o on_o they_o 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