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truth_n	apostle_n	holy_a	spirit_n	4,985	5	5.1202	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57943	Russel's sermon on the unpardonable sin against the Holy Ghost, or, The sin unto death Wherein is declared, a plain description of it, both negatively what it is not, and also positively what it is; and a plain reason why it is unpardonable. With a word of comfort, and also of counsel, how to avoid it. By R. Russel, in Sussex. Licensed according to order.	Russel, Robert, fl. 1692.	1692 (1692)	Wing R2347L; ESTC R218546	11,034	27

Men in the World ever had and were happy above all other Creatures but then not being contented with this Estate they thought to be as high as God himself therefore maliciously sought to make War against the Son of God and put him out of his Throne for which cause they were immediately thrust out of Heaven never more to see the face of Mercy and thus from the beginning they have been counted malicious and revengeful a raging Beast and a roaring Lyon thus their Sin being of the same nature with the Sin against the Holy Ghost they were excluded all hopes of pardon But the Sin of our first Parents was not the unpardonable Sin against the Holy Ghost is clear for tho' they sinned against great light yet they obeyed and complyed with the will of God even when the Tempter came until at last they were inticed and overcome but they did not fall maliciously and so were not excluded a possibility of mercy Secondly This Sin may be committed in Word too that is when a man speaks blasphemously and maliciously of Christ and his holy way this was the Sin of the Scribes and Pharisees Mark 3.22 There were certain Scribes came and said this Fellow hath Beelzebub and casleth out Devils by the Prince of the Devils Therefore saith Christ to them ver 28.29 Verily I say unto you all Sins shall be forgiven unto the Sons of men and Blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness but is in danger of eternal Damnation Now the reason of this speech of our blessed Saviour is shewed in verse 20. because they said he hath an unclean Spirit which plainly shews that these Scribes had spoken Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost These Scribes were great Learned Men they could know no other but that Christ was the Son of God and they knew that he cast out Devils by the Spirit of God and yet they out of spite to Christ maliciously and blasphemously said that he cast out Devils by Beelzebub the chief of Devils Thus these Scribes committed the unpardonable Sin against the Holy Ghost and that in Word Thirdly This Sin may be committed in Action too that is when a man being once throughly enlightned and entered upon a holy course of Life and tasted the comforts of Gods Spirit and had some foretaste of the joys of Heaven and not only makes profession of the Gospel but teaches it to others he at last takes a dislike of these holy courses and through spite and malice utterly forsakes opposes and persecutes those good ways of God which he before profest and taught But to sum up this point this unpardonable Sin against the Holy Ghost is fully described by the Apostle to the Hebrews Chap. 10.26 27 28. For if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth there remaineth no more sacrifice for Sin but a fearful looking for of Judgment and fiery Indignation how much sorer punishment shall he be thought worthy who hath trodden under foot the Son of God and counted the blood of the Covenant wherewith he was sanctify'd an unholy thing and have done despite to the Spirit of Grace Likewise Heb. 6.4 5 6. For it is impossible for those who when once enlightned and have tasted of the Heavenly gift and were partakers of the Holy Ghost and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the World to come if they fall away to renew them again to Repentance seeing they Crucifie afresh to themselves the Son of God and put him to open shame Now the Sin against the Holy Ghost is briefly this It is a wilful and malicious opposing of the known truth joyned with final Apostacy I shall a little explain these words and then proceed First This Sin unto Death is an opposing Sin now to oppose a thing is to contradict it or gainsay it when a man says a thing is so and so he denies it and says it is not so when a man says a thing must be done he says again it must not nor shall not be done such an opposition is in the heart of him that commits this unpardonable Sin but a man may be an opposing man and yet cannot commit this Sin therefore Secondly It is the Truth that he must oppose that is he must utterly oppose and reject Christ who said I am the Truth Joh. 14.6 He opposeth all his threatnings and will not believe his promises and counts him to be a Seducer of the people and counts the blood of the Covenant to be any unholy thing nay he also opposes the Spirit of Christ who is the Spirit of Truth so that he will not obey his motions and will not be led nor guided by him but a man may oppose the Truth and yet do it ignorant therefore Thirdly It must be the known truth that he opposeth he must be once enlightned But you must know that it is not only a notional knowledge for a man may have great knowledge and humane Learning he may know much of God and of his will in the Letter of the word and yet not be capable of committing this unpardonable Sin But he must be so far enlightned as to see the evil that is in Sin and the excellency of Christ he must taste of the Heavenly gift and be made partaker of the Holy Ghost and taste of the good word of God and the powers of the World to come and by the blood of the Covenant which he counts as an unholy thing he is in part sanctified and cleansed from many Sins he must have sweet communion with God in his word and Sacraments he must have some taste of the love and favour of God and comforts of his Spirit and be refreshed by it and taste of the joys of Heaven and have some fore-taste of the happiness of the World to come This is that light and knowledge that lays a Man open to the committing of that Unpardonable sin But yet a Man may sin against all this light and experiamental knowledge and yet do it through the weakness of the flesh or through some violent temptation as Peter did when he denyed Christ therefore Fourthly He must oppose the known truth willfully he must willfully fall away after he hath received the knowledge of the truth other sins are commited through infirmity but this sin is willful the will is the chief actor in it and to compleat and make up this Unpardonable sin there is Fifthly Malice in the heart without this this sin cannot be committed it must be a malicious opposing of the known truth that is when a Man being once enlightned and tasted of the Heavenly gift and the good word of God and have been made Partakers of the Holy Ghost and have had some sweet relish and foretaste of Heaven he come at last to take a dislike and to hate the Holy ways of God and maliciously oppose and persecute them and