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commandment_n in_o all_o those_o case_n wherein_o we_o have_v do_v otherwise_o before_o this_o this_o alone_a be_v such_o a_o repentance_n as_o avail_v to_o pardon_n and_o salvation_n as_o it_o take_v away_o every_o sin_n which_o will_v damn_v we_o and_o bring_v we_o to_o that_o obedience_n and_o practice_n of_o all_o virtue_n and_o holiness_n without_o which_o no_o man_n can_v see_v god_n or_o be_v save_v repentance_n i_o own_o be_v a_o word_n of_o a_o equivocal_a meaning_n that_o signify_v several_a thing_n and_o have_v several_a sense_n belong_v to_o it_o as_o sorrow_n and_o trouble_n of_o mind_n change_v of_o thought_n and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o latin_a paenitentia_fw-la and_o resipiscentia_fw-la and_o by_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
great_a motive_n to_o repentance_n that_o can_v possible_o be_v give_v for_o nothing_o be_v so_o strong_a and_o powerful_a upon_o most_o man_n as_o their_o fear_n which_o be_v the_o quick_a and_o strong_a passion_n in_o humane_a nature_n and_o be_v apt_a to_o make_v a_o very_a great_a impression_n where_o nothing_o else_o will_v and_o nothing_o can_v be_v so_o much_o a_o object_n of_o our_o fear_n as_o hell_n and_o eternal_a misery_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a and_o most_o dreadful_a evil_n that_o can_v be_v either_o feel_v or_o imagine_v i_o shall_v particular_o and_o large_o offer_v and_o represent_v it_o to_o the_o sinner_n thought_n both_o as_o to_o its_o nature_n consist_v in_o the_o great_a pain_n and_o torment_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n and_o in_o the_o most_o wretched_a and_o miserable_a state_n and_o condition_n and_o as_o all_o this_o be_v eternal_a and_o shall_v never_o have_v end_n both_o which_o if_o hearty_o believe_v and_o serious_o consider_v will_v have_v a_o mighty_a power_n and_o almost_o irresistible_a force_n to_o bring_v man_n off_o from_o their_o great_a sin_n i._o then_o let_v we_o consider_v its_o nature_n as_o consist_v of_o the_o great_a pain_n and_o torment_n both_o of_o body_n and_o mind_n and_o in_o the_o most_o wretched_a and_o miserable_a state_n and_o condition_n i_o shall_v not_o attempt_v full_o to_o describe_v or_o draw_v a_o picture_n of_o this_o place_n of_o torment_n our_o imagination_n be_v to_o be_v help_v out_o with_o all_o the_o know_a instance_n of_o misery_n and_o so_o to_o form_v a_o idea_n of_o that_o future_a and_o unknown_a and_o invisible_a one_o it_o be_v certain_a it_o must_v be_v adapt_v to_o those_o two_o part_n of_o which_o we_o consist_v our_o body_n and_o our_o mind_n and_o what_o be_v the_o proper_a evil_n to_o either_o of_o those_o we_o very_o well_o know_v sensible_a pain_n and_o great_a anguish_n and_o sorrow_n and_o other_o torment_a passion_n and_o these_o we_o must_v suppose_v in_o the_o high_a degree_n to_o belong_v to_o hellish_a misery_n for_o as_o heaven_n be_v the_o utmost_a good_a our_o nature_n can_v possible_o receive_v and_o be_v capable_a of_o so_o hell_n be_v the_o great_a evil_n and_o as_o such_o be_v represent_v to_o we_o by_o that_o revelation_n which_o assure_v we_o of_o it_o attend_v with_o the_o most_o sad_a and_o woeful_a circumstance_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v i_o shall_v offer_v the_o thought_n of_o it_o to_o the_o sinner_n under_o such_o idea_n and_o representation_n as_o be_v give_v of_o it_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o scripture_n and_o 1._o we_o must_v conceive_v a_o horrid_a dark_a and_o dismal_a dungeon_n in_o some_o deep_a cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n design_v for_o horror_n and_o fill_v with_o the_o blackness_n of_o darkness_n and_o inhabit_v only_o by_o curse_a fiend_n and_o frightful_a ghost_n and_o devil_n into_o which_o the_o wretched_a caitiff_n be_v to_o be_v throw_v bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n and_o so_o cast_v into_o outer_a darkness_n matth._n 22.13_o and_o deliver_v into_o chain_n of_o darkness_n 2_o pet._n 2.4_o darkness_n be_v the_o natural_a image_n and_o symbol_n of_o horror_n and_o disconsolateness_n as_o light_n be_v of_o comfort_n and_o pleasantness_n so_o that_o the_o scripture_n express_v happiness_n by_o the_o dwell_n in_o light_n as_o it_o do_v misery_n by_o be_v cast_v into_o outer_a darkness_n where_o there_o be_v not_o any_o beam_n of_o light_n nor_o any_o the_o least_o glimpse_n of_o joy_n and_o comfort_n and_o thus_o to_o be_v shut_v up_o for_o ever_o in_o a_o place_n of_o darkness_n and_o horror_n and_o confine_v to_o this_o dismal_a and_o infernal_a prison_n to_o all_o eternity_n will_v be_v a_o dreadful_a misery_n be_v there_o nothing_o else_o but_o they_o be_v to_o be_v torment_v there_o as_o well_o as_o imprison_v and_o that_o with_o the_o most_o exquisite_a pain_n and_o torture_n as_o they_o be_v describe_v to_o we_o in_o the_o second_o place_n 2._o by_o fire_n and_o burn_v which_o be_v the_o most_o terrible_a the_o most_o keen_a and_o painful_a of_o bodily_a punishment_n which_o enter_v the_o tender_a part_n with_o point_a and_o pierce_a fury_n and_o dissolve_v and_o distort_v they_o with_o its_o rapid_a motion_n and_o have_v nothing_o to_o abate_v its_o extreme_a cruelty_n but_o that_o it_o quick_o consume_v and_o dispatch_n and_o spend_v itself_o with_o its_o own_o rage_n and_o violence_n as_o well_o as_o destroy_v its_o subject_n but_o this_o be_v the_o dreadful_a nature_n of_o that_o infernal_a fire_n that_o it_o never_o go_v out_o but_o be_v as_o the_o scripture_n call_v it_o unquenchable_a and_o that_o the_o miserable_a wretch_n that_o be_v condemn_v to_o it_o shall_v endure_v the_o pain_n and_o the_o rage_n of_o it_o for_o ever_o and_o shall_v never_o be_v consume_v or_o destroy_v by_o it_o but_o shall_v be_v torment_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o the_o smoke_n of_o their_o torment_n ascend_v up_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o they_o have_v no_o rest_n day_n nor_o night_n rev._n 14.10_o 11._o let_v we_o then_o set_v before_o we_o a_o burn_a lake_n of_o liquid_a fire_n and_o melt_a brimstone_n like_o nebuchadnezar_n fiery_a furnace_n heat_n seven_o time_n hot_a than_o any_o thing_n we_o here_o know_v and_o the_o damn_a wretch_n cast_v into_o it_o and_o like_o dives_n sad_o torment_v in_o those_o flame_n over_o all_o their_o part_n so_o that_o the_o tongue_n be_v swell_v with_o heat_n as_o in_o a_o rage_a fever_n and_o nothing_o will_v be_v so_o comfortable_a to_o it_o as_o a_o drop_n of_o water_n to_o cool_v it_o and_o to_o slake_v and_o abate_v the_o scorch_a calenture_n some_o be_v incline_v to_o think_v all_o this_o but_o allegory_n and_o metaphor_n and_o paint_a fire_n but_o the_o scripture_n speak_v so_o often_o of_o it_o that_o i_o can_v but_o think_v it_o may_v be_v literal_o true_a and_o that_o fire_n be_v make_v the_o instrument_n of_o those_o bodily_a pain_n that_o be_v there_o to_o be_v suffer_v and_o inflict_v after_o the_o general_a judgement_n and_o resurrection_n or_o however_o that_o as_o great_a pain_n of_o body_n be_v thereby_o signify_v and_o express_v and_o shall_v real_o be_v endure_v some_o way_n or_o other_o as_o by_o burn_v in_o fire_n for_o if_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o help_v our_o weak_a thought_n and_o assist_v our_o imagination_n have_v make_v use_n of_o those_o know_a thing_n only_o as_o emblem_n and_o picture_n of_o some_o real_a pain_n yet_o they_o be_v certain_o as_o great_a or_o great_a than_o any_o of_o those_o by_o which_o they_o be_v shadow_v out_o and_o represent_v as_o the_o pleasure_n of_o heaven_n be_v much_o great_a no_o doubt_n and_o do_v far_o exceed_v that_o of_o a_o feast_n a_o wedding_n a_o crown_n or_o any_o such_o earthly_a resemblance_n as_o to_o the_o proper_a pain_n and_o torment_v of_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v the_o other_o and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o hellish_a misery_n for_o the_o mind_n have_v a_o more_o quick_a and_o keen_a and_o immediate_a sense_n than_o the_o body_n that_o be_v represent_v in_o scripture_n by_o the_o worm_n which_o never_o die_v matth._n 9.46_o i_o e._n by_o a_o passion_n that_o bite_v and_o gnaw_v and_o corrode_v and_o pain_n we_o within_o as_o the_o fire_n or_o something_o else_o torment_v the_o body_n from_o without_o and_o this_o include_v in_o it_o all_o those_o dismal_a and_o reflect_a thought_n and_o apprehension_n which_o the_o mind_n have_v upon_o its_o dreadful_a state_n and_o condition_n as_o 1._o a_o direful_a perception_n of_o the_o divine_a anger_n wrath_n and_o displeasure_n which_o when_o it_o lie_v heavy_a upon_o the_o mind_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n will_v press_v it_o into_o the_o deep_a gulf_n of_o misery_n and_o fill_v it_o with_o the_o most_o terrible_a idea_n and_o most_o dreadful_a apprehension_n even_o in_o this_o world_n when_o a_o sinner_n taste_v but_o a_o little_a of_o the_o cup_n of_o god_n fury_n it_o be_v a_o cup_n of_o tremble_a and_o a_o cup_n of_o astonishment_n as_o the_o scripture_n call_v it_o isa_n 51.17_o ezek._n 23.32_o and_o what_o will_v it_o then_o be_v when_o all_o the_o dregs_o of_o it_o must_v be_v drink_v up_o when_o god_n hide_v his_o face_n but_o a_o little_a there_o be_v all_o trouble_n and_o horror_n and_o what_o must_v it_o then_o be_v when_o he_o hide_v it_o for_o ever_o the_o sense_n and_o apprehension_n of_o lie_v under_o the_o displeasure_n of_o almighty_a power_n and_o provoke_v justice_n and_o abuse_a goodness_n and_o all_o these_o high_o incense_v against_o a_o man_n and_o never_o to_o be_v appease_v must_v be_v very_o dreadful_a and_o make_v sad_a impression_n upon_o the_o mind_n the_o presence_n and_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n give_v
life_n and_o comfort_n what_o death_n and_o misery_n must_v it_o then_o be_v to_o be_v banish_v for_o ever_o from_o both_o with_o a_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o ourse_v 2._o the_o mind_n will_v reflect_v upon_o what_o be_v pass_v with_o infinite_a remorse_n and_o anguish_n and_o with_o great_a regret_n curse_v its_o own_o folly_n and_o madness_n that_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o this_o sad_a condition_n when_o god_n have_v put_v it_o in_o its_o power_n to_o have_v make_v itself_o for_o ever_o happy_a have_v it_o be_v wise_a and_o consider_v as_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v this_o will_v be_v the_o great_a sting_n of_o its_o misery_n that_o it_o wilful_o bring_v it_o upon_o itself_o and_o for_o a_o few_o foolish_a and_o rash_a and_o finful_a action_n undo_v itself_o for_o ever_o and_o for_o some_o trifle_a reason_n and_o pitiful_a temptation_n the_o little_a pleasure_n or_o profit_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v now_o all_o go_v make_v itself_o thus_o wretched_o and_o eternal_o miserable_a how_o with_o rage_n and_o envy_n will_v it_o look_v up_o to_o that_o happiness_n it_o have_v lose_v and_o see_v other_o enjoy_v and_o vex_v itself_o with_o fury_n that_o it_o shall_v refuse_v and_o reject_v that_o when_o it_o be_v offer_v to_o it_o and_o this_o one_o thought_n will_v double_v and_o increase_v its_o misery_n and_o make_v it_o curse_v and_o tear_v itself_o that_o it_o be_v its_o own_o choice_n 3._o as_o the_o mind_n with_o look_v back_o will_v be_v fill_v with_o remerse_n and_o anguish_n upon_o its_o past_a sin_n and_o past_a madness_n so_o by_o look_v forward_o and_o see_v no_o end_n of_o the_o misery_n it_o be_v in_o it_o will_v be_v fill_v and_o overwhelm_v with_o despair_n which_o be_v a_o passion_n of_o mind_n so_o perfect_o and_o so_o unspeakable_o miserable_a that_o i_o shall_v not_o venture_v to_o describe_v it_o for_o it_o be_v beyond_o any_o thing_n we_o can_v imagine_v and_o it_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o next_o head_n which_o be_v the_o eternity_n and_o endless_a duration_n of_o these_o torment_n and_o misery_n which_o though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o circumstance_n of_o time_n and_o not_o proper_o that_o wherein_o they_o consist_v yet_o be_v the_o most_o dreadful_a perfection_n and_o completion_n of_o they_o which_o i_o shall_v consider_v by_o and_o by_o let_v we_o now_o but_o serious_o think_v with_o ourselves_o what_o a_o dreadful_a state_n it_o be_v to_o be_v under_o all_o this_o torment_n of_o mind_n and_o pain_n of_o body_n to_o lie_v thus_o upon_o the_o rack_n of_o the_o great_a torture_n both_o from_o within_o and_o without_o and_o that_o in_o such_o extremity_n that_o they_o shall_v make_v dreadful_a and_o hideous_a sign_n and_o expression_n of_o it_o in_o weep_v and_o mourning_n and_o lamentation_n and_o gnash_v of_o tooth_n matth_n 22.13_o when_o they_o shall_v gnaw_v their_o tongue_n for_o pain_n and_o blaspheme_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n because_o of_o their_o pain_n rev._n 16.10_o 11._o and_o yet_o all_o their_o bitter_a cry_n and_o dolorous_a exclamation_n shall_v only_o blow_v up_o and_o kindle_v the_o rage_n and_o fury_n of_o the_o surround_v flame_n for_o none_o of_o their_o sigh_n shall_v put_v out_o nor_o their_o tear_n extinguish_v any_o the_o least_o spark_n of_o those_o flame_n which_o be_v kindle_v by_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n who_o be_v a_o consume_a fire_n who_o can_v express_v or_o imagine_v the_o keenness_n and_o sharpness_n of_o those_o pain_n of_o body_n or_o the_o pang_n and_o agony_n of_o conscience_n the_o passion_n and_o anguish_n and_o remorse_n of_o mind_n and_o nothing_o to_o take_v off_o or_o divert_v or_o give_v the_o least_o intermission_n to_o all_o these_o but_o a_o angry_a god_n above_o a_o dark_a and_o bottomless_a pit_n of_o burn_a brimstone_n below_o and_o frightful_a and_o ugly_a and_o insult_a spirit_n like_v so_o many_o executioner_n all_o about_o it_o and_o no_o friend_n to_o call_v to_o to_o pity_v or_o to_o help_v it_o o_o sad_a and_o miserable_a and_o intolerable_a condition_n who_o will_v not_o do_v all_o he_o can_v to_o warn_v other_o and_o himself_o that_o they_o come_v not_o to_o that_o place_n of_o torment_n what_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n can_v there_o be_v in_o the_o most_o tempt_a sin_n that_o shall_v make_v a_o man_n venture_v the_o endure_a all_o this_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o it_o who_o will_v endure_v this_o but_o one_o day_n or_o one_o month_n for_o all_o the_o thing_n this_o world_n can_v afford_v who_o will_v suffer_v it_o for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n as_o this_o life_n of_o sin_n here_o last_v for_o all_o that_o he_o get_v by_o it_o who_o will_v endure_v it_o a_o thousand_o year_n for_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n and_o the_o glory_n thereof_o much_o less_o who_o will_v for_o a_o trifle_a lust_n or_o a_o sinful_a inclination_n for_o a_o little_a unjust_a gain_n or_o unlawful_a pleasure_n endure_v it_o for_o ever_o which_o be_v the_o next_o thing_n i_o be_o to_o speak_v to_o that_o ii_o this_o be_v eternal_a and_o shall_v never_o have_v end_n this_o be_v the_o dreadful_a and_o amaze_a circumstance_n of_o this_o misery_n and_o that_o which_o must_v confound_v he_o that_o suffer_v it_o that_o it_o shall_v last_v for_o ever_o so_o that_o there_o shall_v never_o be_v any_o hope_n of_o have_v a_o end_n of_o it_o after_o never_o so_o many_o thousand_o year_n but_o there_o shall_v be_v still_o a_o infinite_a eternity_n behind_o and_o so_o as_o much_o as_o there_o be_v at_o the_o first_o beginning_n who_o can_v think_v of_o this_o without_o the_o utmost_a horror_n and_o amazement_n and_o have_v his_o thought_n swallow_v up_o with_o the_o dreadful_a consideration_n of_o it_o it_o be_v so_o great_a that_o some_o have_v have_v their_o reason_n overcome_v and_o overwhelm_v by_o it_o so_o that_o they_o have_v think_v it_o unagreeable_a and_o inconsistent_a with_o god_n goodness_n and_o justice_n to_o inflict_v so_o long_o and_o so_o great_a a_o misery_n upon_o any_o of_o his_o creature_n and_o have_v therefore_o endeavour_v to_o limit_v this_o eternity_n to_o a_o short_a compass_n of_o time_n and_o not_o to_o extend_v it_o to_o a_o absolute_a but_o a_o limit_a eternity_n as_o sometime_o it_o be_v understand_v in_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o to_o reconcile_v all_o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n to_o this_o notion_n of_o it_o and_o to_o interpret_v they_o so_o that_o eternity_n in_o the_o full_a and_o utmost_a sense_n may_v not_o be_v understand_v by_o they_o i_o shall_v therefore_o brief_o examine_v this_o argument_n which_o on_o the_o one_o side_n seem_v very_o careful_a of_o the_o credit_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n and_o goodness_n but_o on_o the_o other_o take_v off_o extreme_o from_o the_o utmost_a terror_n of_o hellish_a torment_n in_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v eternal_a so_o that_o it_o may_v tend_v in_o great_a measure_n to_o take_v off_o the_o power_n and_o force_v of_o those_o which_o be_v the_o great_a restraint_n that_o god_n can_v lay_v 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timely_a and_o thorough_a repentance_n of_o all_o our_o evil_a way_n with_o a_o sincere_a and_o upright_o and_o good_a conscience_n and_o with_o avoid_v every_o thing_n that_o we_o know_v be_v sinful_a and_o unlawful_a and_o which_o will_v make_v death_n terrible_a to_o we_o whenever_o it_o come_v let_v we_o not_o be_v such_o desperate_a bravo_n in_o sin_n as_o to_o venture_v upon_o that_o with_o a_o false_a courage_n which_o will_v make_v we_o the_o worst_a of_o coward_n when_o we_o come_v to_o die_v but_o let_v we_o be_v so_o wise_o afraid_a of_o death_n now_o as_o to_o live_v with_o that_o care_n and_o exactness_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o it_o when_o we_o come_v to_o it_o it_o be_v well_o
incurable_a hardness_n to_o all_o nor_o so_o far_o as_o we_o know_v to_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n themselves_o but_o there_o be_v mean_n still_o use_v to_o recover_v they_o which_o will_v have_v be_v all_o in_o vain_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n if_o they_o have_v be_v under_o a_o irrecoverable_a and_o judicial_a hardness_n and_o it_o have_v not_o be_v only_o blindness_n or_o hardness_n in_o part_n which_o have_v happen_v to_o israel_n rom._n 11.25_o or_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o we_o shall_v venture_v too_o far_o out_o of_o our_o depth_n if_o we_o offer_v to_o say_v that_o god_n make_v use_v of_o many_o mean_n and_o remedy_n to_o convince_v and_o convert_v the_o jew_n the_o scribe_n and_o the_o pharisee_n when_o he_o have_v appoint_v and_o decree_v that_o none_o of_o those_o shall_v have_v any_o effect_n or_o good_a operation_n upon_o they_o this_o will_v hardly_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n or_o with_o the_o truth_n and_o sincerity_n of_o the_o bless_a god_n nor_o do_v he_o ever_o for_o any_o one_o sin_n but_o for_o a_o long_a obstinate_a course_n of_o many_o provoke_a sin_n continue_v in_o irreclaimable_o against_o the_o method_n of_o divine_a grace_n give_v up_o any_o person_n to_o hardness_n of_o heart_n there_o remain_v i_o confess_v another_o way_n by_o which_o a_o sin_n may_v become_v unpardonable_a and_o that_o be_v by_o be_v exempt_v by_o god_n from_o the_o general_a promise_n and_o covenant_n of_o pardon_n which_o he_o have_v make_v with_o mankind_n he_o who_o have_v all_o sovereign_a power_n and_o a_o entire_a right_n of_o punishment_n and_o upon_o who_o free_a grace_n and_o arbitrary_a favour_n all_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n depend_v may_v except_v what_o sin_n he_o please_v out_o of_o his_o general_n act_n of_o grace_n and_o proclamation_n of_o pardon_n and_o indemnity_n but_o this_o sure_o shall_v be_v do_v particular_o and_o by_o name_n and_o in_o the_o very_a act_n and_o proclamation_n itself_o there_o in_o the_o very_a charter_n and_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o god_n have_v sign_v with_o mankind_n this_o aught_o to_o be_v express_o exempt_v and_o whether_o this_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v so_o or_o no_o be_v the_o question_n or_o whether_o this_o expression_n of_o our_o saviour_n concern_v it_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v may_v be_v mollify_v and_o understand_v not_o in_o the_o utmost_a rigour_n of_o the_o word_n but_o as_o a_o great_a many_o of_o the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o scripture_n have_v judge_v particular_o st_n chrysostome_n of_o old_a and_o dr._n hammond_n of_o late_a that_o this_o sin_n shall_v hardly_o and_o not_o without_o great_a difficulty_n be_v forgive_v and_o not_o so_o soon_o or_o so_o easy_o as_o other_o sin_n that_o it_o suppose_v and_o proceed_v from_o such_o a_o corruption_n of_o the_o mind_n that_o be_v more_o dangerous_a and_o more_o hard_a to_o be_v cure_v than_o any_o other_o distemper_n it_o be_v subject_a to_o but_o yet_o that_o it_o be_v not_o quite_o impossible_a as_o the_o word_n literal_o take_v seem_v to_o imply_v i_o shall_v offer_v you_o the_o reason_n that_o plead_v for_o this_o opinion_n and_o then_o determine_v what_o be_v most_o safe_a and_o satisfy_v in_o this_o matter_n 1._o it_o be_v very_o usual_a in_o scripture_n to_o represent_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v very_o hard_a and_o difficult_a as_o if_o it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a and_o never_o can_v be_v this_o our_o saviour_n himself_o do_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n to_o express_v the_o hardness_n of_o it_o he_o do_v it_o by_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v utter_o impossible_a matth._n 19.24_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o a_o camel_n to_o go_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n than_o for_o a_o rich_a man_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o so_o do_v the_o prophet_n also_o make_v use_n of_o a_o natural_a impossibility_n to_o represent_v the_o great_a difficulty_n of_o a_o man_n turn_v from_o a_o long_a course_n and_o custom_n of_o sin_v jer._n 13.23_o can_v the_o aethiopian_a change_n his_o skin_n or_o the_o leopard_n his_o spot_n then_o may_v you_o also_o do_v good_a that_o be_v accustom_v to_o do_v evil_a not_o but_o it_o be_v possible_a notwithstanding_o those_o proverbial_a expression_n that_o a_o man_n who_o have_v be_v accustom_v to_o do_v evil_a a_o very_a great_a while_n may_v yet_o be_v bring_v off_o from_o his_o sin_n and_o become_v a_o good_a man_n or_o else_o all_o the_o exhortation_n to_o repentance_n and_o promise_v of_o the_o gospel_n be_v in_o vain_a and_o so_o may_v a_o good_a man_n become_v a_o very_a bad_a one_o too_o and_o fall_v from_o his_o own_o steadfastness_n and_o become_v guilty_a of_o abominable_a sin_n as_o david_n do_v that_o be_v a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n notwithstanding_o that_o st._n john_n in_o the_o same_o way_n and_o manner_n of_o expression_n with_o these_o declare_v concern_v he_o 1_o ep._n 3.9_o whosoever_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n do_v not_o commit_v sin_n for_o his_o seed_n remain_v in_o he_o and_o he_o can_v sin_v because_o he_o be_v horn_n of_o god_n that_o phrase_n he_o can_v denote_v not_o a_o utter_a impossibility_n for_o the_o prophet_n as_o well_o as_o experience_n too_o plain_o show_v the_o contrary_a that_o a_o righteous_a man_n may_v turn_v from_o his_o righteousness_n and_o commit_v iniquity_n and_o die_v in_o it_o ezek._n 18.26_o thing_n be_v sometime_o so_o express_v in_o scripture_n as_o they_o often_o be_v also_o among_o man_n as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n nor_o no_o probable_a mean_n of_o effect_v a_o thing_n when_o yet_o there_o be_v very_o certain_a one_o as_o in_o that_o expression_n 1_o sam._n 2.25_o not_o a_o little_a parallel_n to_o this_o if_o one_o man_n sin_n against_o another_o the_o judge_n shall_v judge_v he_o but_o if_o a_o man_n sin_n against_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v entreat_v for_o he_o not_o that_o there_o be_v no_o advocate_n nor_o no_o way_n of_o intercede_v with_o god_n when_o a_o man_n thus_o sin_n against_o he_o but_o to_o show_v the_o guilt_n and_o danger_n of_o it_o above_o the_o other_o that_o place_n of_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 6._o ver_fw-la 4._o for_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o those_o who_o be_v once_o enlighten_v etc._n etc._n if_o they_o shall_v fall_v away_o to_o renew_v they_o again_o to_o repentance_n that_o be_v by_o very_o good_a interpreter_n think_v to_o denote_v only_o great_a difficulty_n and_o not_o impossibility_n in_o the_o utmost_a rigour_n and_o strictness_n which_o it_o be_v plain_a none_o of_o the_o other_o phrase_n however_o they_o may_v sound_v must_v be_v take_v in_o and_o therefore_o this_o expression_n of_o our_o saviour_n concern_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n they_o think_v may_v be_v mollify_v and_o understand_v with_o the_o same_o largeness_n and_o latitude_n as_o those_o and_o to_o import_v only_o thus_o much_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o difficult_o repent_v of_o and_o so_o more_o hardly_o forgive_v than_o any_o other_o sin_n 2._o both_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o verse_n that_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n and_o blasphemy_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n and_o many_o other_o absolute_a and_o unconditional_a promise_n or_o threaten_n or_o like_a declaration_n in_o scripture_n must_v not_o they_o say_v be_v too_o rigorous_o and_o literal_o understand_v for_o if_o they_o be_v the_o truth_n which_o be_v now_o evident_a in_o they_o as_o they_o be_v take_v with_o that_o fairness_n and_o equity_n and_o those_o supposal_n which_o must_v go_v along_o with_o they_o will_v be_v force_v out_o and_o they_o will_v become_v false_a for_o it_o will_v not_o be_v true_a that_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n and_o blasphemy_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n for_o than_o none_o shall_v be_v damn_v of_o make_v miserable_a in_o another_o world_n and_o when_o st._n paul_n say_v they_o that_o do_v such_o thing_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n gal._n 5.21_o it_o must_v not_o be_v make_v a_o certain_a and_o general_a conclusion_n from_o thence_o that_o none_o who_o be_v ever_o guilty_a of_o any_o one_o of_o those_o sin_n whereof_o he_o there_o give_v we_o a_o black_a catalogue_n shall_v ever_o be_v save_v nor_o become_v capable_a of_o enter_v into_o heaven_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o without_o repentance_n and_o amendment_n though_o that_o be_v not_o there_o mention_v nor_o any_o provision_n concern_v that_o be_v so_o much_o as_o intimate_v in_o that_o place_n nor_o be_v that_o though_o necessary_a condition_n to_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o every_o sin_n express_v or_o put_v down_o in_o our_o saviour_n general_a declaration_n that_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n and_o blasphemy_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n
be_v and_o hinder_v man_n from_o ever_o become_v better_a 2_o let_v we_o take_v care_n to_o avoid_v all_o manner_n of_o wilful_a sin_n and_o especial_o all_o those_o great_a one_o that_o come_v near_o and_o any_o way_n approach_n to_o this_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n a_o very_a wilful_a sin_n in_o a_o christian_a especial_o be_v in_o some_o fence_n a_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o be_v a_o grieve_n a_o quench_v and_o a_o resist_a the_o spirit_n in_o the_o language_n of_o holy_a scripture_n that_o bless_a spirit_n be_v concern_v as_o the_o great_a promoter_n of_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n in_o the_o world_n and_o as_o the_o great_a principle_n of_o it_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o whenever_o we_o do_v any_o wicked_a thing_n we_o offer_v violence_n to_o that_o and_o by_o our_o rude_a and_o vicious_a carriage_n we_o affront_v and_o grieve_v and_o at_o last_o banish_v and_o drive_v away_o that_o bless_a guest_n out_o of_o our_o soul_n whatever_o be_v wicked_a and_o sinful_a be_v so_o contrary_a to_o his_o pure_a and_o excellent_a nature_n that_o it_o be_v high_o offensive_a to_o he_o and_o if_o we_o go_v on_o in_o a_o course_n of_o long_a and_o customary_a wickedness_n we_o sin_v the_o more_o against_o he_o and_o come_v the_o near_a to_o that_o sad_a and_o wretched_a state_n that_o be_v unpardonable_a i_o do_v not_o think_v indeed_o that_o any_o one_o sin_n or_o particular_a act_n of_o any_o sin_n whatever_o put_v we_o into_o that_o condition_n but_o as_o every_o sickness_n and_o indisposition_n of_o body_n be_v a_o tendency_n to_o death_n and_o mortality_n so_o every_o wilful_a sin_n be_v a_o corruption_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o a_o approach_n to_o a_o state_n of_o spiritual_a death_n and_o there_o be_v some_o sin_n that_o bring_v this_o soon_o upon_o we_o as_o the_o act_n against_o our_o conscience_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o own_o mind_n a_o oppose_a the_o truth_n that_o be_v evident_a to_o we_o a_o scoff_a at_o religion_n and_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o sin_n a_o abuse_v the_o scripture_n and_o ridicul_v the_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n a_o obstinate_a resistance_n of_o all_o the_o motion_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n upon_o our_o mind_n these_o and_o such_o like_a gross_a and_o obstinate_a impiety_n though_o i_o do_v not_o think_v they_o be_v any_o of_o they_o the_o very_a sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o that_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v extend_v further_a than_o we_o have_v a_o warrant_n from_o scripture_n yet_o they_o be_v so_o many_o approach_n as_o it_o be_v to_o it_o and_o have_v more_o of_o the_o ill_a symptom_n of_o that_o upon_o they_o and_o therefore_o we_o ought_v especial_o to_o avoid_v they_o lest_o they_o bring_v we_o by_o degree_n into_o that_o sad_a state_n which_o be_v unpardonable_a for_o though_o one_o sin_n i_o believe_v do_v not_o do_v this_o yet_o a_o great_a many_o may_v and_o especial_o such_o as_o those_o which_o do_v so_o waste_v the_o conscience_n and_o corrupt_v the_o mind_n as_o to_o make_v it_o uncurable_a and_o this_o be_v the_o sad_a state_n and_o condition_n in_o the_o world_n next_o to_o the_o state_n of_o hell_n and_o damnation_n though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o immediate_a sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v endeavour_v to_o give_v the_o plain_a and_o full_a satisfaction_n i_o can_v to_o the_o most_o doubtful_a and_o scrupulous_a mind_n about_o this_o sin_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o shall_v now_o discourse_v of_o some_o other_o thing_n of_o a_o lesser_a nature_n which_o many_o penitent_n and_o good_a man_n be_v apt_a to_o be_v great_o dissatisfy_v with_o and_o have_v dark_a and_o wrong_a thought_n about_o as_o i._o concupiscence_n the_o lusting_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o struggle_v between_o that_o and_o the_o spirit_n which_o they_o find_v in_o themselves_o ii_o trouble_v of_o mind_n and_o a_o wound_a spirit_n which_o many_o lie_n under_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o sin_n or_o by_o reason_n of_o melancholy_a or_o both_o together_o sect_n iii_o of_o concupiscence_n the_o lusting_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o struggle_v between_o that_o and_o the_o spirit_n the_o right_a understanding_n of_o ourselves_o be_v very_o necessary_a to_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o religion_n religion_n be_v fit_v and_o adapt_v to_o humane_a nature_n in_o its_o present_a state_n and_o capacity_n in_o this_o world_n and_o be_v design_v not_o to_o destroy_v it_o but_o to_o perfect_a and_o improve_v it_o and_o raise_v it_o to_o its_o true_a happiness_n and_o perfection_n we_o can_v be_v like_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n nor_o like_o pure_a and_o glorious_a spirit_n whilst_o we_o live_v here_o upon_o earth_n and_o have_v body_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n unite_v to_o our_o soul_n god_n who_o make_v we_o and_o know_v our_o frame_n do_v not_o intend_v to_o destroy_v and_o undo_v his_o own_o creation_n by_o the_o precept_n of_o religion_n nor_o make_v we_o cease_v to_o be_v man_n by_o become_a christian_n we_o find_v indeed_o in_o 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