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speak_v a_o word_n against_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v forgive_v but_o whosoever_o speak_v a_o word_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v he_o neither_o in_o this_o world_n neither_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v here_o be_v two_o great_a argument_n lay_v before_o you_o in_o these_o word_n first_o the_o largeness_n of_o god_n heart_n in_o forgive_a sin_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o man_n every_o sin_n all_o manner_n of_o sin_n and_o blasphemy_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n second_o you_o have_v here_o the_o unpardonableness_n of_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o the_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n i_o will_v rather_o choose_v to_o speak_v unto_o the_o former_a argument_n but_o if_o i_o shall_v do_v so_o at_o the_o first_o possible_o some_o poor_a soul_n will_v say_v though_o god_n heart_n be_v very_o large_a in_o forgive_a sin_n yet_o there_o be_v one_o sin_n that_o 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you_o look_v into_o the_o 3d_o chapter_n of_o mark_n you_o shall_v find_v that_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n speak_v this_o because_o of_o some_o word_n that_o they_o have_v speak_v against_o he_o he_o have_v cast_v out_o devil_n and_o they_o say_v he_o â—ast_v out_o devil_n by_o the_o prince_n of_o devil_n verse_n 22._o whereupon_o our_o saviour_n reason_v with_o they_o and_o at_o last_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d verse_n â—8_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o all_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o blasphemy_n verse_n 29._o but_o he_o that_o shall_v blaspheme_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v never_o be_v forgive_v and_o the_o reason_n
this_o account_n â—â—cause_fw-mi relâ—â—â—â—_n be_v not_o settle_v as_o religion_n be_v settle_v so_o the_o land_n be_v seâ—l_a d_o and_o as_o religion_n be_v unsettled_a so_o be_v the_o land_n unsâ—â—ed_v man_n think_v that_o the_o settlement_n of_o religion_n be_v to_o be_v in_o aâ—ter_a work_n fâ—â—st_o say_v they_o let_v we_o look_v to_o our_o be_v the_o settlement_n of_o the_o land_n and_o then_o loâ—k_v to_o our_o wellbeing_a the_o seâ—â—â—ent_n of_o religion_n but_o if_o we_o consult_v with_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n we_o shâ—â—_n find_v that_o a_o profess_v nation_n shall_v never_o be_v settle_v tiâ—_n religion_n be_v settle_v and_o as_o that_o waver_v so_o shall_v the_o state_n waver_v also_o will_v you_o therefore_o have_v a_o land_n settle_v pray_v for_o the_o settlement_n oâ—_n religion_n in_o the_o first_o place_n then_o must_v thâ—â—e_o be_v care_v take_v for_o a_o succession_n of_o godly_a magistrate_n a_o good_a magistrate_n be_v a_o good_a sâ—eâ—es_n man_n but_o 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