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how_o come_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o he_o unpardonable_a resol_n no_o sin_n for_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o can_v be_v so_o great_a but_o it_o may_v be_v pardon_v but_o that_o wicked_a action_n which_o consider_v simple_o may_v be_v forgive_v may_v through_o the_o concurrence_n of_o aggravate_v circumstance_n become_v unpardonable_a two_o man_n may_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o transgression_n if_o respect_n be_v have_v only_o to_o the_o materiality_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o the_o one_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o other_z not_o paul_n blaspheme_v and_o be_v forgive_v 1.13_o forgive_v 1_o tim._n 1.13_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n blaspheme_v and_o can_v never_o be_v forgive_v 29._o forgive_v mat._n 12.24_o 31_o 32._o mark_z 3_o 22_o 28_o 29._o for_o he_o
pardon_n already_o procure_v by_o christ_n shall_v be_v find_v culpable_a at_o that_o day_n and_o the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n pronounce_v against_o he_o though_o he_o have_v only_o one_o idle_a word_n to_o answer_v for_o postscript_n some_o friend_n expect_v ere_o this_o time_n i_o shall_v have_v publish_v a_o treatise_n tend_v towards_o accommodation_n in_o church_n discipline_n which_o they_o know_v i_o have_v make_v a_o considerable_a procedure_n in_o other_o of_o a_o malign_v spirit_n scoff_n at_o i_o as_o if_o to_o finish_v it_o be_v either_o impossible_a or_o vain_a to_o both_o these_o i_o shall_v only_o say_v thus_o much_o viz._n that_o however_o the_o peruse_n of_o many_o tract_n for_o the_o material_n therein_o improve_v together_o with_o multiplicity_n of_o employment_n in_o a_o unsettle_a condition_n and_o withal_o the_o want_n of_o a_o book_n or_o two_o which_o yet_o i_o can_v attain_v have_v hinder_v the_o perfect_a thereof_o i_o hope_v it_o will_v not_o be_v long_o ere_o it_o have_v its_o due_a from_o i_o after_o which_o if_o its_o prolixity_n hinder_v not_o but_o that_o i_o mry_o have_v a_o fair_a opportunity_n to_o make_v it_o public_a i_o shall_v send_v it_o abroad_o and_o my_o prayer_n after_o it_o for_o a_o blessing_n thereon_o if_o not_o though_o the_o fault_n will_v not_o be_v i_o i_o shall_v make_v amends_o as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v either_o by_o print_v a_o epitome_n thereof_o or_o at_o least_o by_o suffer_v such_o friend_n to_o peruse_v it_o in_o writing_n as_o desire_v the_o same_o july_n 30._o 1649._o imprimatur_fw-la joseph_n caryl_n the_o text_n of_o scripture_n place_n in_o the_o book_n gen._n 1.5.8.13.19.23.31_o chap._n 12._o resol_n to_o 56._o doubt_n gen._n 6.6_o chap._n 2._o doubt_n 3._o gen._n 17.7_o chap._n 15._o resol_n to_o 64._o doubt_n gen._n 17.14_o chap._n 6._o resol_n to_o 24._o doubt_n levit._fw-la 12.1.2.3.4_o chap_n 15._o resol_n of_o 64._o doubt_n numb_a 15.30_o chap._n 6._o doubt_n 24._o deut._n 6.13_o &_o 10.20_o chap._n 13._o doubt_n 57_o 1_o sam._n 15.11_o chap._n 2._o doubt_n 3._o isaiah_n 45.21_o chap._n 2._o doubt_n 6._o matth._n 5.26_o chap._n 6._o doubt_n 73._o matth._n 5.34_o chap._n 13._o doubt_n 58._o matth._n 12.36_o chap._n 16._o doubt_n 75._o mat._n 17.20_o chap._n 9_o doubt_n 39_o mat._n 19.13_o chap._n 15._o resol_n to_o 64_o doubt_n mat._n 28.19_o chap._n 15._o resol_n to_o 63._o doubt_n mark_v 10.14_o chap._n 15._o resol_n to_o 64._o doubt_n mark_v 16.16_o chap._n 15._o resol_n to_o 67._o doubt_n luke_n 12.59_o chap._n 16._o doubt_n 73._o luke_n 18.15_o 16._o chap._n 15._o resol_n to_o 64_o doubt_n act_n 2.39_o chap._n 15._o resol_n to_o 64._o doubt_n act_n 15.10_o chap._n 15._o resol_n of_o 63_o doubt_n 1_o cor._n 7.14_o chap._n 15._o resol_n to_o 64_o and_o 68_o doubt_n 1_o cor._n 7.23_o chap._n 11._o doubt_n 47._o 1_o cor._n 11.28_o chap._n 15._o doubt_n 70._o 1_o cor._n 12.28_o chap._n 14._o resol_n to_o 59_o doubt_n 1_o cor._n 14.26_o chap._n 12._o resol_n of_o 52_o doubt_n 2_o cor._n 3.6_o 7_o 8._o chap._n 6._o doubt_n 25_o 2_o tim._n 2.13_o chap._n 9_o doubt_n 38._o james_n 5.12_o chap._n 13._o doubt_n 58._o 1_o john_n 3.14_o chap._n 10._o resol_n to_o 46_o doubt_n the_o capital_a content_n of_o this_o short_a discourse_n chap._n i._o concern_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n p._n 1._o chap._n 2._o of_o god_n p._n 4._o chap._n 3._o of_o god_n decree_n and_o of_o creation_n p._n 6._o chap._n 4._o of_o providence_n p._n 10._o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o fall_n of_o man._n p._n 13._o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o two_o covenant_n p._n 16._o chap._n 7._o of_o christ_n the_o mediator_n p._n 22._o chap._n 8._o of_o freewill_n p._n 28._o chap._n 9_o of_o call_v justification_n sanctification_n adoption_n faith_n repentance_n and_o good_a work_n p._n 31._o chap._n 10._o of_o perseverance_n and_o assurance_n p._n 38._o chap._n 11._o of_o christian_a liberty_n and_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o withal_o of_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n and_o church-censure_n p._n 47._o chap._n 12._o of_o religious_a worship_n and_o of_o the_o sabbath-day_n p._n 49._o chap._n 13._o of_o oath_n p._n 54._o chap._n 14._o of_o the_o church_n and_o communion_n of_o saint_n p._n 56._o chap._n 15._o of_o baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n p._n 57_o chap._n 16._o of_o the_o state_n of_o man_n after_o death_n and_o withal_o of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o last_o judgement_n p._n 80._o finis_fw-la
22._o will_v prove_v he_o may_v but_o such_o a_o case_n never_o do_v not_o will_v fall_v out_o however_o to_o our_o capacity_n the_o justness_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o shine_v so_o perspicuous_o if_o he_o shall_v damn_v a_o creature_n that_o never_o sin_v for_o than_o shall_v he_o inflict_v undeserved_a punishment_n whereas_o in_o the_o course_n he_o now_o take_v he_o only_o deny_v undeserved_a savour_n and_o lay_v on_o they_o deserve_v penalty_n 11._o doubt_n but_o if_o god_n decree_n bind_v not_o man_n to_o a_o necessity_n of_o sin_v how_o come_v sin_n into_o the_o world_n see_v man_n and_o angel_n be_v make_v holy_a and_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v by_o god_n himself_o pronounce_v good_a 1.31_o good_a gen._n 1.31_o resol_n god_n decree_n do_v not_o otherwise_o bind_v man_n to_o a_o necessity_n of_o sin_v than_o the_o withdraw_a of_o the_o uphold_v hand_n from_o a_o staff_n rear_v up_o bind_v it_o to_o a_o necessity_n of_o fall_v viz_o in_o a_o privative_a way_n i_o show_v 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