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spirit_n	body_n	sin_n	soul_n	13,963	5	5.3517	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07445	The sinne of blasphemie against the Holy Ghost, scholastically examined the reasons of the absolute irremissibility thereof displayed; an admonition to all reuolting apostataes [sic] annexed. By Iohn Meredyth, sub-deane of Chichester.	Meredith, John, b. 1579 or 80.	1622 (1622)	STC 17831; ESTC S120673	51,984	80

their Math. 27. heads at him in derision as he did hang on the Crosse and as St. Paul did who persecuted Christ ignorantly and through 1. Tim. 1. vnbeliefe Or thus may a man sinne of malice and wilfully of meere hate against Christ with a full purpose to sinne in this kinde without any outward cause mouing thereunto but ex industria as the Schoolemen speake with earnest desire to performe it and without all coaction for seeing that whatsoeuer is voluntary is caused either * Bonauent part 3. Breuil cap. 11. per violentiam or ignorantiam by violence or ignorance The first for want of power the second by defect of knowledge when the will is so corrupt that though it could resist and likewise did know the sinne being not drawne vnto it by any passion or infirmity in the appetite sensi●iue or error in reason or the vnderstanding but performe it Elicite a se immediatly from it selfe Ibi inest plen●ssima ratio peccati saith * Scotus super 2. Sent. dist 43. one It is the extremity of sinne this is peccare ex certa malitia say the Schoole-men To sinne of set malice To the farther vnderstanding whereof know that malice in the will hath it's degrees The first kinde is simple malice a taynt of originall corruption Bonauent super 2. Sent. dist 43. from which no man is wholy quit Sometime is ioyned hereunto an actuall peruersity of the will and this is termed certa malitia set malice A man may sinne of set malice two wayes * Aquin. secunda secundae q. 13. art First by the inclination of a vitious habite and this is a generall condition of sinne Secondly when a man runneth on to sinne sub ratione peccati saith * Jac. Almayn moral cap. 27. Aquine because it is sinne and that quia offensiuum Dei saith another because it offendeth God And this is the highest height of iniquity which if it be ioyned to Apostacie from Christ the sinner doth * Aug. praefat in Epist ad Rom. Pro. 2. sciens peccatum in Spiritum Sanctum committere wittingly commit that sinne against the Holy Ghost and such doe laetaeri cum malefecerint reioyce and take pleasure in doing it so that malice is in the spirit of such * Bonauent vbi supra Math. 12. secundum se subiectiuely which our Sauiour termeth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the blasphemie of the Spirit which words an ancient Diuine expounding saith it is Affectus desiderium vituperationis diuinae a strong Rich. de Sancts ' vict tract de Spi. blasp desire to diffame God And * Bucan another expoundeth it more familiarly Blasphemia spiritus in spiritum Actiuely and passiuely the blasphemy of the spirit of man against the Spirit of God and * Caietane accordeth Maligna machinatio aduersus Deum a malicious intention against God Ientac 8 q. 1. So that the malice of the will is the formall distinguishing it from all other sinnes A dreadfull case when a man is growne to that height of malice that he should take pleasure in disgracing God and this is true blasphemy I beleeue the iudgement of Richardus Quid est blasphemia nisi vituperatio diuina Blasphemy is nought else but Vbi supra a disprasing of God the word soundeth the same It may seeme strange and happily incredible to some that any should be so peruerse but let those who are so conceited heare what Christ speaketh of such persons New haue Ioh. 15. they hated me and my father Hence it came to passe that the blasphemous Pharisies who were such persons would haue falsly fastned on Christ this dishonour that hee had 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an vncleane Mar. 3. spirit I am of this opinion that no sinne be it neuer so haynous is that sinne against the Holy Ghost vnleast it proceede from the malice of the will as aforesaid And againe I suppose that in whomsoeuer this malice of the will doth remaine in him also is that euill and vnfaithfull Heb. 3. heart to depart away from the liuing God And therfore though one should baptize an Image adore the deuill scorne the blessed Sacrament turne Turke or commit other most horrible sinnes either for gaine or because he would know some secret from the diuel or through madnes or feare so that it be not done of wilfull malice against God it maketh not guilty of this sinne though otherwise it make him an haynous sinner So that wee may vsurpe the words of * Lib. 1. retract cap. 15. Augustine for a conclusion of this point That now the will is principall if not totall Actorheerein Vsque adeo peccatum est vt sinon esset voluntarium non esset peccatum It is so farre forth a sinne against the Holy Ghost that were it not maliciously wilfull it were not a sinne of this kinde for this malice directly impugneth the most appropriate effect of the Holy Ghost which is the loue of God which is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost without which loue no man can Rom. 5. 1. Cor. 12. Tract 74. super Joh. say that Iesus is the Lord Nemo fic dicit nisi qui diligit saith Augustine The Obiect of this Sinne the Euangelicall Truth THE holy Scriptures doe often vnder the name of truth expresse vnto vs Christ for he is * Aquin. 2. 2. quaest 1. art 1. veritas prima say the Schoolemen the first Truth and the obiect of our faith in as much as he is the word of his Father as he hath testified of himselfe and his Testimony is true I am the Truth and Ioh. 14. thus is he that Truth that maketh vs all true for he teacheth vs all Truth He is the most finall and formall obiect of our knowledge leading vs vnto knowledge neither can any Truth be possibly knowne but by the insplendencie of this eternall Truth whom the Spirit testifieth to be the Truth The Truth for that we haue all the promises of truth performed and exhibited in him In his body a Communion in his Blood the expiation of all our sins in his Soule the price of our Redemption in his Spirit August apud Albert. Ratisp Sup. 6. cap. Ioh. viuification and a perfect restauration of our spirituall life which was once lost in his Deity and Godhead the full perfection and complement of all grace But for as much as this Truth is made manifest vnto vs in the old and new Testaments Therefore the Scriptures are termed that Truth because Christ is reuealed vnto vs in them and so our Sauiour stileth them in his prayer to his Father Sermotuus veritas Ioh. 17. est thy word is thy Truth And St. Paul distinctly termeth them that Truth that is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 according to Tit. 1. Godlinesse consisting in vnderstanding the Law and the Prophets and beleeuing the Gospell for they expresse vnto vs that Truth whereby we must