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not_o your_o heart_n 7._o §._o 26._o of_o the_o sense_n wherein_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v not_o be_v pardon_v but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o matter_n notwithstanding_o the_o false_a gloss_n of_o papist_n on_o this_o text_n it_o be_v most_o evident_a and_o clear_a both_o by_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n and_o also_o by_o other_o text_n of_o scripture_n note_v 20._o before_o that_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n neither_o shall_v nor_o can_v ever_o be_v pardon_v this_o sin_n be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o issue_n and_o event_n unpardoned_a but_o in_o the_o nature_n and_o kind_n of_o it_o unpardonable_a and_o herein_o stand_v