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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	light_n	sin_n	sin_v	2,662	5	9.9466	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30141	The doctrine of the law and grace unfolded, or, A discourse touching the law and grace the nature of the one and the nature of the other, shewing what they are as they are the two covenants ... wherein for the better understanding of the reader there is several questions answered touching the law and grace ... : also several titles set over the several truths contained in this book, for thy sooner finding of them, which are those following the epistle / published by that poor and contemptible creature, John Bunyan of Bedford.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1685 (1685)	Wing B5515; ESTC R34390	174,865	361

with my foolish Carriage Shall I slight his Counsel by following of my own Will Thus therefore the Doctrine of the New Covenant doth call for Holiness engage to Holiness and maketh the Children of that Covenant to take Pleasure therein Let no man therefore conclude on this that the Doctrine of the Gospel is a licentious Doctrine but if they do it is because they are Fools and such as have not tasted of the Vertue of the Blood of Jesus Christ neither did they ever feel the Nature and Sway that the Love of Christ hath in the Hearts of his And thus also you may see that the Doctrine of the Gospel is of great Advantage to the People of God that are already come in or to them that shall at the consideration hereof be willing to come in to partake of the glorious Benefits of this glorious Covenant But saith the poor Soul Object Alas I doubt this is too good for me Inquir Why so I pray you Object Alas because I am a Sinner Reply Why all this is bestowed upon none but Sinners as it is written While we were ungodly Christ died for us Rom. 5. 6. 8. He came into the World to save Sinners 1 Tim. 1. 14 15. Object O but I am one of the chief of Sinners Reply Why this is for the chief of Sinners 1 Tim. 1. 14 15. Christ Jesus came into the World to save Sinners of whom I am chief saith Paul Object O but my Sins are so big that I cannot conceive how I should have Mercy Reply Why Soul Didst thou ever kill any Body Didst thou ever burn any of thy Children in the Fire to Idols Hast thou been a Witch Didst thou ever use Enchantments and Conjuration Didst thou ever curse and swear and deny Christ And yet if thou hast there is yet hopes of Pardon yea such Sinners as these have been pardoned as appears by these and the like Scriptures 2 Chron. 33. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Verses compared with the 12 13. Again Acts 19. 19 20. Acts 8. 22. compared with Verse 9. Matth. 26. 74 75. Ob. But though I have not sinned such kind of Sins yet it may be I have sinned as bad Answ. That cannot likely be yet though thou hast still there is ground of Mercy for thee for as much as thou art under the Promise John 6. 37. Object Alas man I am afraid that I have sinned the unpardonable Sin and therefore there is no hope for me Answ. Dost thou know what the unpardonable Sin the Sin against the Holy Ghost is And when it is committed Reply It is a Sin against Light Answ. That is true yet every Sin against Light is not the Sin against the Holy Ghost Reply Say you so Answ. Yea and I prove it thus If every Sin against Light had been the Sin that is unpardonable then had David and Peter and others sinned that Sin but though they did sin against Light yet they did not sin that sin therefore every Sin against Light is not the Sin against the Holy Ghost the unpardonable Sin Object But the Scripture saith If we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the Truth there remaineth no more sacrifice for Sin but a certain fearful looking for of Judgment and fiery Indignation which shall devour the Adversaries Answ. Do you know what that wilful Sin is Reply Why What is it Is it not for a man to sin willingly after enlightning 1 Answ. Yes yet doubtless every willing Sin is not that for then David had sinned it when he lay with Bathsheba and Jonah when he fled from the Presence of the Lord and Solomon also when he had so many Concubines 2 Answ. But that Sin is a Sin that is of another nature which is this For a man after he hath made some Profession of Salvation to come alone by the Blood of Jesus together with some Light and Power of the same upon his Spirit I say for him after this knowingly wilfully and despitefully to trample upon the Blood of Christ shed on the Cross and to count it an unholy thing or no better then the Blood of another man and rather to venture his Soul any other way then to be saved by this precious Blood And this must be done I say after some light Heb. 6. 4 5. Despitefully Heb. 10. 29. Knowingly 2 Pet. 2. 21. and wilfully Heb. 10. 26. compared with ver 29. and that not in a hurry and sudden sit as Peter's was but with some time before-hand to pause upon it first with Judas and also with a continued Resolution never to turn or be converted again For it is impossible to renew such again to Repentance they are so resolved and so desperate Heb. 6. Quest. And how sayest thou now Didst thou ever after thou hadst received some blessed Light from Christ wilfully despitefully and knowingly stamp or trample the Blood of the man Christ Jesus under thy Feet 〈◊〉 and art thou for ever resolved so to do Answ. O no I would not do that wilfully despitefully and knowingly not for all the World Inqui. But yet I must tell you now you put me in mind of it surely sometimes I have most horrible blasphemous Thoughts in me against God Christ and the Spirit May not th●se be that Sin too Answ. Dost thou delight in them are they such things as thou takest Pleasure in Reply O no neither would I do it for a thousand Worlds O methinks they make me sometimes tremble to think of them But how and if I should delight in them before I am aware Answ. Beg of God for strength against them and if at any time thou findest thy wicked Heart to give way in the least thereto for that is likely enough and though thou find it may on a sudden give way to that hell-bred Wickedness that is in it yet do not despair for as much as Christ hath said All manner of Sins and Blasphemies shall be forgiven to the Sons of Men. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man that is Christ as he may do with Peter through Temptation yet upon Repentance it shall be forgiven him Mat. 12. 32. Object But I thought it might have been committed all on a sudden either by some blasphemous Thought or else by committing some other horrible Sin Answ. For certain this Sin and the commission of it doth lie in a knowing wilfull malicious or despiteful together with a final trampling the Blood of sweet Jesus under foot Heb. 10. Object But it seems to be rather a resisting of the Spirit and the motions thereof than this which you say for first its proper Title is the Sin against the Holy Ghost And again They have done despite unto the Spirit of Grace So that it rather seems to be I say that a resisting of the Spirit and the movings thereof is that Sin 1 Answ. For certain the Sin is committed by them that do as before I have said