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A06990	A treatise of the sin against the holy ghost made by M. Augustine Marlorate. Translated out of French to the great consolation of all such as repent them of their sinnes, and to the astonying of of [sic] those that mock and despise the gospell of our Lord Jesus Christ; Traité du péché contre le Saint Esprit. English.	Marlorat, Augustin, 1506-1562.	1570 (1570)	STC 17410; ESTC S102682	17,651	42

A TREATISE of the sin against the holy ghost made by M. Augustine Marlorate Translated out of french to the great consolation of all such as repent them of their sinnes and to the astonying of of those that mock and despise the Gospell of our Lord Iesus Christe Iames. 5. verse 19.20 ¶ Breethern if any of you haue erred from the trueth and some man hath conuerted him let him knowe that he whiche hath conuerted the sinner from going astray out of his way shal saue a soule frō death and shall hide a multitude of sinnes ¶ Imprinted at London by Lucas Harison Augustine Marlorate to the christian Reader wissheth health and peace through Iesus Christe LEst any should think that in this small Treatise I like an euill Attorney would go about to defend the cause of suche as mocking God do dally with the Gospel thincking to folow it or leaue it as oft as they list as if of them selues at their ovvne choise they might make atonement vvith the sonne of God vvhom they giue ouer to opprobry I beseeche you in the name of our Lord Iesus patiētly to reed ouer this Treatise to the end So dooing I hope ye vvil iudge that mine intent heerby is onely to bring such again into the right vvay of saluatiō as hetherto haue not so vvel profited in the knovvledge of the Gospel that inestimable treasure as the excellency and great benefit thereof requireth to th' end that all such as shall heerafter hear the sound of the voice of Iesus Christe in his Churche may knovve that he is redy to iudge suche as resist dispise his vvord but cheefly those that in this great light of the Gospel gree●e the holy spirit of God by vvhome the faithfull are sealed for the day of their redemption Forasmuch then as the vvord of God is directed to diuers maner of people and is not receiued of all vvith one maner affection as appeereth in the similitude of the seed this Treatise may serue to bothe that the good being inspired with the holy ghost may be assured of the doctrin vvhich they folow and may be strengthned more more in the Lord and in the povver of his might couragiously to reiect all spirits yea vvere it an angel of Heauen that should teach any other doctrin for the saluation of men then that vvhiche is contained in the holy gospel and that such other as this holy and sacred doctrin hath not yet takē so deep root in may ernestly bee moued to consider at the lēgth vvherin the suretie of their saluation cōsisteth that they frō hence foorth be no more like children wauering caried about with euery winde of doctrin by the deceit of men by craftines whereby they lye in waite to deceiue But vvholly may rest on Christe and submit them selues to him vvhich died is risen again for them and also to the end that they vvhiche through infirmitie or for fear of men or losse of their goods honors haue shut vp and hidden the secret of faith may vvake out of their drousy forgetfulnes heerafter open their mouthes to confesse to saluation before all men that vvhich fait harted fear hath made them so long to hide dissemble least preferring the glory of men before the glory of God they in th' end feel the effect executiō of this horrible threaning vvhich is pronoūced on thē that tempt Iesus Christ before men Finally this treatise tendeth to this end that all excuses set apart eche mā may seek for his saluation vvith fear trembling seing that God hauing so lōg forborn in time of ignorāce vvilleth novv al men in all places to repent lest he come and strike the earth to destruction Ezech. 18.27 VVhen the wicked turneth away from his wickednes that he hath committed doth that which is lawfull and right hee shall saue his soule aliue Hebru 4.16 Let vs go boldely vnto the throne of grace that we may receiue mercy and finde grace in time of need A treatise of the sin against the holy Ghost SEeing that bolde and rash men ouershoot them selues so far as to giue iudgement of that which is knowen to one onely God and oft forgetting what they them selues ought to be and how they ought to liue according to Gods will cruelly condemne those on whome the Lord wil haue mercy It is good first to note that not all sin which séemeth to be against the holy Ghost is sin against the holy Ghost in deed for there are many that resist the trueth of the Gospel wherof if séemeth they haue had some knowledge whiche neuerthelesse sin not against the holy Ghost in as much as it is ioyned with some ignorāce which exempteth them from this horrible sin whiche is not pardoned in this world nor in the world to come Which S. Paule signifieth saying that he obtained pardon because that through ignorance and for lack of faith he had béen a blasphemer a persecutor and oppressor wherby it foloweth that not all sin wher with man resisteth the trueth of God is sin against the holy Ghost But when man is so touched with the light of the troth that he cannot pretend ignorance and neuerthelesse of determinate malice resisteth then he sinneth against the holy Ghost and it is not possible for him to be renued by repētance in that he hath forsaken God and is becom an Apostata or forsaker of Christianitie Such were the Scribes and Phariseyes who hauing the knowledge of the Law and seeing the manifest woorks of the power of God attributed the miracles which Iesus Christ wrought to Belzebub Such were they also which resisted S. Stephen and of determinate purpose blamed that doctrin wherof they could not be ignorant but that it procéeded from God as that holy Martir likewise reprooued them when he was redy to shed his blood in the defence of the doctrin of the Ghospel For if S. Stephen had delt with ignorant men hee would haue vsed them otherwise But seeing that they raged against God and went about to rob God of his honor he boldely pronounceth that they withstand the holy Ghost let vs thē conclude that they sin against the holy Ghost who hauing the knowledge of God trueth doo neuerthelesse of determinat malice resist the same But let vs sée whether it be lawful to pray for those that are giltye of this sin for it séemeth no by many reasons First the prayer of the faithfull ought to be made in faith which béeing grounded on the woord of God we are assured that they shal be heard And ther is no word of God the assureth vs that our prayer shal be heard for those that sin against the holy ghost but rather if saith cōtrary wise the there is a sin to death and I say not saith S. Iohn that thou shalt pray for such It foloweth thē that it is in vain for vs to pray for

there remaineth no more sacrifice for sinnes that is to say If we wittingly and obstinatly leaue of the doctrin of the Gospel which teacheth vs that Iesus Christe hath giuen him self to clense vs from all our sinnes there resteth no more sacrifice for our sinnes For there is nothing but the blood of the sonne of God that can clense vs from our sinnes that we haue committed against God. Touching that which is alleaged of Alexander the copper smith it is not to be douted but S. Paule who was ful of the holy ghost had sōe perticuler reuelatiō knowledge of certain persōs with whome he had to doo by vertue of the which holy Ghost hee did disclose their wickednesse and hipocrisie and holdely detests it before all men which gift is not giuen to all men neither is it necessary for Gods wil is to keep vs within the boūds of sobrietie and modestie And it is good reasō that we leaue to him the knowledge of such high matters which belong to his vnsearchable and eternall councel Forasmuch then as Alexander of determinat ▪ purpose did fight against the troth whiche hee knew Saint Paule pronounceth that such wickednesse is altogither vnworthy of mercy Likewise he saith in an other place If any man looue not the Lord Iesus Christ let him be excommunicate to death And again He that troubleth you shall beare his condemnation who so euer he be And anon after Would to God they were euen cut of whiche doo disquiet you But hee that should imitate the holy Apostle héerin and pronounce sentence of cursse against those that obey not the Gospel yea or those that maliciously resist the same it is to be feared lest that whiche the Lord said to his disciples might rightly be said vnto him Ye knowe not of what spirit ye are That which is alleaged of Ieremy and Samuel confirmeth that whiche we haue said that is If any man haue certain reuelation or commaundement not to pray for those that God hath forsaken we ought to obey it For then the Lord should manifestly declare that such were out of hope of saluation But when we haue no such reuelation leauing it altogither into the hands of the Lord we ought of charitie to commit to him the saluation of all men yea and the more hainously we se them sin and approch to their ouerthrowe the more ernestly ought we to commend them to God who killeth and maketh aliue bringeth downe to the graue and raiseth vp again which S Iude commaundeth saying Haue compassion of some in putting difference and others saue with feare pulling them out of the fire S. Peeter sawe that Simon the Sorcerer was a wicked and ambitious hipocrite ready to misuse and prophane holy and spirituall things and yet after he had sharply reprooued him and shewed him the iust iudgment of God he mooueth him to repentance and putteth him in hope of obtayning pardon saying Repent of thy wickednesse and pray to God that if it be possible the thought of thine hart may be forgiuen thée for I sée thou art in the Gall of bitternesse and in the band of iniquitie S. Paule also hauing to do with Elimas the enchanter that went about to turn away the deputie from the faith pronounced not vnto him the extreme seueritie of the iudgement of God but onely after he had declared vnto him his iniquitie pronounceth that hee shal be blinde and not sée the Sun for a time to th' end that the Deputie seeing the vertue of God which wrought in his holy Apostle might be prouoked to receiue the doctrin of the gospel which he brought vnto him Although then the the wicked shew sometimes such euident signes of their wickednesse and rebellion that they seem wholly cast of desperate neuerthelesse it is not lawful for vs while they are in this present life to think the they are so far out of the way of saluation but that they may be brought home again through the mercy of him that came into this world to saue sinners As for the curses drawen out of diuers Psalmes where Dauid craueth Gods help agaist his enemyes desiring that they may bee ouerthrowen and confoūded we say as we haue said touching that which S. Paule writeth of Alexander the copper smith that is that Dauid hauing the spirit of prophecie might haue certain reuelation of the ouerthrowe of those against whome he prayed and guided by the same spirit he forsheweth and wisheth in conforming him self to the iust iudgement of God that his enemyes shall come to shame and confusion Considering also that this Prophet represented the head of the Church that is to say Iesus Christe King of Kings and onely hed of the faithful And in this respect he boldly proceedeth and saith that all they that withstand him whome God hath raised vp abooue others shal be sharply punished for their boldenesse and rashnesse for that they with stand God and his Christe We may not then defend our selues with suche like cursings as are found in many places of Scriptures seeing there are certain things perticuler to Prophets which cannot consequently belong to thē that are much inferior to such holy personages which did as it were foresee their ouerthrowe at hand whome they wished to be saued if they would haue repented As appéereth plainly by certain examples of the Scriptures Moises was the mildest and gentlest man that euer was yet seeing the hard and ambitious harts of Dathan Core and Abiron and that God was redy to take horrible vengeance on them for their murmuring said vnto the Lord not with desire of vengeance but in the spirit of Prophesie Look not vnto their offering I haue not taken so muche as one Asse from them neither haue I hurte any of them Yet neuerthelesse we sée el●wher how ernestly he laboureth to appease the Lords wrath whiche seemed to bee so kindled against the people for worshipping the golden Calf as though he wold vtterly destroy them who would not thinck that there were two diuers Spirits in this one person that he delt more gently with the I dolaters then with the murmurers Yea it might sée me that hee was more careful for his owne honor then of the glory of God sith he prayed to the Lord so ernestly to pardon the people their Idolatry as to desire that the Lord should rather wipe him out of the Book of life on the other side he prayeth God not to receiue their offrings which presumptuously stood vp against him his brother Aaron whiche were but mortall men But the same spirit which enforced them to craue pardon for the people prouoked them to aske vengeance on the rebells and murmurers which withstood not onely Moses and Aaron but the Lord vnder whom they exercised the charge which they had receiued of him The like we see in the Apostle S. Paule who did beare so great affection