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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

be saued For what are the Scriptures But Christ vayled and what is Christ but the vnmasking of the Scriptures The word of Truth is the word of Christ Christ is the Truth of this word The Law led vs vnto him the Patriarchs foresaw him the Prophets foretold him the Euangelists writ the whole History of his life the Apostles preached the Gospell of Christ The Gospell I say that is saith Chrisostome the Ioyfull Praefat. a ●●uang Math. message of Saluation wherein wee are certified that punishment is taken away that Sinne is pardoned that wee are Sanctified Iustified Redeemed Adopted to bee the Sonnes of GOD made heyres of Heauen yea wee who once were the Enemies of God and sate in darknesse and in the shadow of Death To the effecting whereof the onely begotten Sonne of God Veraciter factus est homo was truely made man In Gregor the Sacrifice of our redemption vouchsafed Mori vt vitulus to dye as a Calfe By the power of his might Surrexit vt Leo did rise againe like a Lyon and ascending vp into the Heauens was Eleuatus vt Aquila mounted like an Aeagle where hee sitteth in Maiesty and Glory at the right hand of his Father vntill he shall returne againe at the fulnes of time to Iudge the world and hath deliuered in the Interim to our custody his precions treasure which he will exact againe at our handes Namely the Law and the Prophets the Gospell the writings of his Apostles his Sacraments the grace of Remission of Sinnes and Iustification the Dignity and Honour of his glorious Name that wee are and so likewise called Christians A people beloued of God Elect and peculiar Hee came into the world to bee vnto the Iewes a finisher of the Law and to the Gentiles A Light in the middest of their darknesse and a Rocke of Saluation to all that would 1. Pet. 2. build on him And though hee became vnto the vnhappy Iewes Petra scandali Lapis offensionis a Stone to stumble at and a Rocke of offence and to the Impious Gentile In signum cui Luk. 2. contradicitur for a Signe to bee spoken against yet vnto vs who beleeue in him hee is Power Wisedome Righteousnes 1. Cor. 1. and Redemption Out of the premises I inferre this Conclusion That whosoeuer renounceth the word of God contained in the olde and new Testament renounceth Christ also for the word is the Law of God which in the Old and New Testament was deliuered by Christ So that hee came into the world to the end to declare the Truth which lay hid in the olde Law and to beare witnes thereunto And againe such a one maketh GOD the Father a Lyer who in Iordan and the Mount Tabor testified of CHRIST This is my welbeloued Sonne in whom I am well Math. 3. Mark 3. pleased For God as the Obiect hath a double reference to our Faith as the Medium and Conclusion the Forme and the Matter * Lib. 3. Sent. dist 23. Id quo creditur id quod creditur saith Lumbard As the End and the Meanes hee is both the Agent the Obiect the End and the Rule of our Faith as hee is Veritas prima reuealed by himselfe in the Scriptures because the Scriptures are the Ministeriall reason of the Obiect of our Faith for Faith is Ioyned to this Obiect by this Medium for the Scriptures are Deus dicens seipsum saith * Caietan ad 22. 2. Aquin. q. 2. a Diuine God declaring himselfe to Mankinde Therefore whosoeuer renounceth the Gospell renounceth CHRIST also And againe whosoeuer abandoneth that Truth of Christian Religion which is deriued thence by necessary and Infallible consequence tearmed by St. Chrysostome Dogmatafidei the principles and Articles of Sup. verba contextus Faith forsaketh CHRIST IESVS himselfe and consequently relinquisheth the whole meanes of Saluation and must necessarily perish Hee that shall not in wordes confesse and in deede maintaine if need so require to the staking of his life thereon the Honour of Christ his Sauiour is worse then an Infidell for the Heathen themselues affirme nothing to be so Inhumane so Beast-like Quam committere vt Beneficio victus esse videare as to bee carelesse to requite a good turne to the full And if the Christian shall bee silent in this The very Math. 10. Stones would cry out against him If thou Deny him before Man hee will deny thee before God And better it is that thou shouldest bee * Chrysost apud Hug. Sup. 10. Cap. Math. Testis Christi a witnes to maintaine the glory of thy Lord and Sauiour then that thou shouldest hereafter finde CHRIST Testem contrate a witnes to conuict thee of Infidelity It is the highest degree of Ingratitude to repay Euill for Good and to scorne and disgrace a Benefactor Peremptoria res est Ingratitudo saith * Ser. 5. 2. Bernard Ingratitude is a deadly thing it slayeth the Soule there is nothing so displeasing to God in the Children of Grace and againe hee termeth it * Sup. Cant. Ventum vrentem a burning winde which dryeth vp the fountaine of Gods loue the dewe of his Mercy and floods of his Grace Such like Methridates who hated the Antidote which preserued his life from the danger of poyson renounce the meanes whereby their Soules are saued from Hell Death and Damnation And such are most like vnto mad Dogs who runne chiefly with fury at their Masters from whome they receiued their breeding and their feeding And this is the true Sinne against the Holy Ghost Impugning of Gods word in manner abouesaid for that it proclaimeth the Majesty Wisdome and goodnes of God and therefore hee that opposeth this Truth opposeth Gods honour the truth of Faith which is the foundation of our Saluation This is the Obiect of this Sinne the Truth of Christian Faith which whosoeuer Impugneth is said to resist the Holy Ghost by whom it is reuealed and infused into Man and therefore hee is called Spiritus veritatis because hee leadeth Ioh. 16. into all Truth If any should growe to that Impudence to deny Truth in respect of the Entity thereof hee is conuinced by the strength thereof for it beeing the light of the Soule can neuer Set for it casteth her beames so strongly on the Soule that a man cannot imagine it not to bee for if there bee no truth it is true that there is no truth therefore something is true and if something bee true it is true that there is Truth therefore if Truth be not there is truth See how the Truth pręuaileth aboue all thinges I ●●iras God is the Fountaine of all Truth and from him hath euery truth his Emanation and more especially the Truth of Christian Faith which is the power of God vnto Saluation vnto euery one that beleeueth and that through the Operation Rom. 1. of the Holy Ghost and consequently hee Sinneth against the Holy Ghost who

they reuile the Spirit of Grace Verse codem And at length as open Enemies to Christ and his Truth they manifest it in Action Treading the Sonne of God vnder Ibid their feete saith the Apostle And although the Sinne against the Holy Ghost bee the Speaking of a word against him yet it causeth no doubt in this point For a man may speake diuersly * Caictan in Cō ad 2● 2 Aquin. quest 13. Art 1. saith one Optatiue in heart Enunciatiue vocally Imperatiue wilfully compelling other to the like This appeared in Iultan the Apostata Hee * Socrat. l●br 3. Eccl. hist cap. 1. secretly detested CHRIST and imitated the Religion of Libanius the Sophist and Maximus the Philosopher his Masters at Nicomedia Secondly hee vsually termed Christ in contempt Galilaean bellowing forth euen at his Death also this Blasphemy * Theodo lib. 3. Eccl. hist cap. 25 Vicifti Galilaee thou hast vanquished mee Galilaean And lastly being enraged by the Christians of Antiochiae at the * Russin libr. 1. Eccles hist cap. 35.36 fetching home from Daphne the Corpes of Babilas the Martyr whose propinquity silenced their Oracle for that they sang with Ioy and exultation Let all bee confounded that worship carued Images He resolued to imitate the cruelty of Diocletian against the Christians commaunding Salustius his President in the meane time to torture those who did sing at that time And among other they afflicted * Socrat. vbi su●ra cap. 16. 17. Theodorus a young man with paines most cruell and of long continuance This is the condition of the persidious Apostata for as when the life of the Body is taken away all the Members are depriued of their due disposition So when the life of the Soule which is Faith as the Apostle saith is extinguished there appeareth a disorder in all the powers and faculties of Rom. 1. the same and the Members of the Body In the Heart which conceiueth hate against God In the mouth which blasphemeth him In the Motiue Instruments which persecute him So that the wordes of Salomon are verified of him Prouerb 6. Virnequam or Apostata as the vulgar translation soundeth it ambulat peruerso ore c. The wicked Apostate walketh with a froward mouth He maketh a signe with his eyes h●e signifieth with his fingers leude thinges are in his heart hee imagineth Euill at all times and raiseth vp Contentions and his Iudgement is annexed Therefore shall his destruction come sodainly without recouery To deny him were with the Greekes to repute him foolishnes and argueth damnable pride To renounce him whose seruice would yeeld thee a Kingdome aeternall were monstrous Ingratitude But if farther thou doest calumniate and reuile him Opprobriously and falsely either by vniust Detraction or imputation or labour to ruinate his Kingdome by persecution thou art a Blasphemer and Sinnest against the Holy Ghost The Subiect of this Sinne The Will Wilfully MAN being created by GOD * Benanent Br●uilo● pt 3. Cap. 1. Vt ageret opera sua a Deo secundum Deum propter Deum to performe his actions by the power of Gods might according to the Direction of his wisedome and to the aduancement of his Glory had for the full and perfect execution hereof his Soule endowed with three principall faculties termed by the School-men Actuum humanorum principia Aquin. 12. ● qu●s● 78. art 1. Compend Th●ol●● l●b 2. Cap. 49. The first is Voluntas the Will by Albertus termed Imperu●ix potentia the commaunding power The Second Intellectus the vnderstanding termed Consultrix potentia the aduising or directing power The Third Appe●itus sensitiuus the Appetite Sensitiue termed Affectiua potentia the desiring power The Will was giuen as a powerfull Potentate to conforme the whole Man to the will of his Maker But forasmuch as this could not bee effected vnlesse the will of God were first made knowne vnto her therefore the Vnderstanding was giuen to enlighten with the manifest knowledge of the first Truth and the Vertue appetitiue which could not bee satisfied but with the perfect loue of the chiefe Good But through Adams Sinne the powers of the Soule were so peruerted and crazed Euen as an Instrument of Musick which when it is crackt and out of Tune in steed of sweete Melody annoyeth the Eare with harsh sound Hence commeth it to passe that the Will before so potent in her command and absolute in Dominion ouer Spirituall and Carnall concupiscence findeth in her kingdome so many Contradictions Rebellions Conflictations Contrarieties and Oppositions Briefely herselfe to bee infected with Malice prone vnto euill ouer-ruled by Sensuality and therby drawne vnto Carnall desires The Vnderstanding which was so prudent an informing Counsailour vnto the will is so blinded with Ignorance that it cannot discerne the Truth but is quickly deceiued and prone vnto Error And the Appetite Sensitiue before a prouident and faithfull Subiect is now infected with Infirmity and concupiscence rebellious against reason and inclining vnto all manner of euill kindling in vs an vncessant desire to Sinne. All whatsoeuer Sinnes proceed from a corruption in one of these principall faculties Sometime by default of the Vertue Appetitiue when we fall into Sinnes through Infirmity and notwithstanding all our resistance wee cannot fully auoyde them but with Humiliation wee acknowledge them and accuse our selues for the Commission Sometime by default of vnderstanding when we incurre sinnes through error and commit euill because we thinke it to be good being deceiued by the vayle of a false opinion which causeth in vs deniall of those sinnes Sometime by default of the will when we commit sinnes of meere iniquity knowing them being able to resist them and yet of purpose committing them with contumacie in the commission contempt of God in the transgression and impudence in the factitation of them Such are said to be sinnes of malice In which sence the word wilfully is vsed in my Text and so much the Greeke Aduerbe soundeth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 voluntarily wittingly and of set purpose without any compulsion And in this sence Aquine expoundeth the Latine word voluntary in my Text for the deliberate malice of the will distinguishing it from volens which signifieth a seduction through passion without obstinacie For a man may sinne in blasphemy against God by feare compulsion and constraint drawne vnto it by the infirmity of the flesh which declineth the horrour of torments as did St. * Tom. 1. concil conc Synuessae Peter and Marcellinus Bishop of Rome and many other in the Primitiue Church who notwithstanding did after repent and became glorious Martyrs of whom saith that glorious Martyr * Cyprian Ser. de Lapsis Bishop of Carthage Non animus sed corpus in dolore defecit the flesh fainted but their heart did not vtterly faile vnder those tortures Or thus may a man sinne of ignorance as many of the Iewes did when they passed by Christ and nodded