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sin_n that_o may_v not_o be_v chargeable_a with_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n unto_o those_o already_o plead_v you_o may_v add_v rev._n 20._o 15._o &_o 21._o 8._o as_o for_o the_o text_n abuse_v by_o he_o the_o scope_n and_o design_n of_o they_o plain_o be_v to_o let_v the_o malicious_a reviler_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o miracle_n know_v that_o although_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o sinner_n be_v so_o abundant_a that_o all_o sin_n and_o blasphemy_n of_o those_o that_o true_o repent_v and_o believe_v in_o christ_n may_v be_v and_o to_o some_o have_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v forgive_v on_o the_o term_n aforesaid_a yet_o those_o that_o willing_o and_o malicious_o reject_v and_o blaspheme_v christ_n so_o do_v despite_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n whereby_o they_o have_v be_v so_o far_o enlighten_v as_o to_o know_v that_o what_o the_o gospel_n reveal_v concern_v christ_n and_o salvation_n by_o he_o be_v truth_n be_v utter_o exclude_v from_o hope_n of_o pardon_n or_o 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say_v unto_o you_o this_o refer_v to_o what_o be_v before_o record_v v._o 24._o etc._n etc._n all_o manner_n of_o sin_n and_o blasphemy_n i._n e._n sin_n and_o blasphemy_n of_o every_o kind_n not_o every_o individual_a sin_n and_o blasphemy_n the_o adultery_n of_o repent_v david_n be_v forgive_v but_o not_o the_o adultery_n of_o those_o mention_a rev._n 21._o 8._o the_o blasphemy_n of_o paul_n and_o the_o word_n that_o he_o speak_v against_o the_o son_n of_o man_n but_o not_o of_o caiaphas_n herod_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n and_o so_o v._o 32._o it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o i._n e._n it_o be_v remissible_a by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n in_o christ_n it_o may_v be_v forgive_v and_o to_o some_o it_o have_v and_o shall_v be_v forgive_v verb_n that_o signify_v action_n be_v sometime_o understand_v only_o of_o a_o faculty_n or_o power_n of_o action_n so_o psal_n 22._o 18._o i_o may_v tell_v all_o my_o bone_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v i_o 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emphatical_o repeat_v in_o such_o term_n as_o may_v serve_v far_a to_o cut_v they_o off_o from_o all_o hope_n and_o exclude_v all_o possibility_n of_o their_o forgiveness_n v._o 32._o and_o in_o they_o no_o more_o be_v intend_v then_o be_v before_o express_v and_o be_v in_o like_a absolute_a term_n express_v by_o the_o other_o evangelist_n no_o intimation_n which_o mr._n c._n vain_o imagine_v p._n 48._o that_o any_o which_o be_v not_o forgive_v in_o this_o world_n may_v obtain_v pardon_n in_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o be_v a_o familiar_a phrase_n with_o the_o jew_n to_o call_v the_o age_n of_o the_o messiah_n the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o some_o with_o great_a probability_n to_o accept_v this_o sense_n both_o here_o and_o in_o heb._n 2._o 5._o &_o 6._o
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a_o end_n put_v to_o it_o and_o forasmuch_o as_o i_o understand_v mr._n collier_n pretend_v some_o respect_n to_o the_o labour_n of_o dr._n usher_n i_o can_v hearty_o wish_v he_o will_v serious_o read_v over_o his_o body_n of_o divinity_n and_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n call_v immanuel_n print_v at_o the_o end_n thereof_o that_o if_o he_o will_v not_o attend_v to_o what_o i_o have_v write_v yet_o he_o may_v by_o that_o holy_a man_n be_v better_o inform_v about_o the_o principle_n of_o christianity_n and_o that_o he_o may_v for_o the_o future_a escape_n that_o absurdity_n and_o confusion_n he_o have_v cast_v himself_o into_o in_o his_o first_o ch._n concern_v the_o person_n of_o christ_n i_o desire_v he_o will_v compare_v this_o observation_n of_o the_o dr._n with_o what_o i_o have_v write_v on_o the_o same_o head_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o strictness_n of_o the_o personal_a union_n whatsoever_o may_v be_v verify_v 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i_o will_v not_o suggest_v my_o suspicion_n of_o do_v i_o not_o discern_v ground_n for_o it_o in_o what_o he_o have_v already_o write_v especial_o if_o compare_v with_o the_o heresy_n former_o espouse_v by_o he_o but_o be_v willing_a to_o wait_v for_o his_o more_o plain_a and_o ingenuous_a open_n of_o his_o own_o sense_n i_o have_v for_o the_o present_a pass_v over_o many_o thing_n especial_o in_o his_o first_o ch._n that_o be_v of_o a_o harsh_a sound_n in_o christian_a ear_n though_o cloud_v in_o ambiguous_a term_n expect_v that_o his_o rejoynder_n will_v either_o give_v i_o occasion_n to_o put_v a_o better_a sense_n upon_o those_o phrase_n than_o the_o word_n at_o present_a seem_v well_o to_o bear_v or_o else_o engage_v i_o to_o a_o far_a detection_n of_o his_o abomination_n couch_v in_o they_o with_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o mr._n collier_n book_n which_o he_o entitle_v a_o heal_a word_n i_o have_v not_o concern_v myself_o though_o divers_a thing_n therein_o be_v liable_a to_o just_a exception_n but_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o there_o can_v be_v no_o gospel_n peace_n without_o truth_n nor_o communion_n of_o saint_n without_o a_o agreement_n in_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n we_o must_v contend_v earnest_o for_o the_o faith_n once_o deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n and_o mark_v those_o that_o cause_n division_n among_o we_o by_o their_o new_a doctrine_n contrary_a thereto_o and_o avoid_v they_o and_o lest_o any_o shall_v be_v deceive_v by_o mr._n collier_n good_a word_n and_o fair_a speech_n i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n that_o his_o general_a epistle_n be_v usher_v into_o the_o world_n with_o the_o same_o pretext_n of_o make_v peace_n and_o discharge_v of_o his_o conscience_n and_o with_o as_o great_a show_n of_o zeal_n for_o god_n and_o other_o as_o plausible_a pretence_n as_o any_o he_o now_o make_v or_o can_v make_v and_o yet_o one_o shall_v hardly_o find_v more_o contradictory_n and_o blasphemous_a notion_n in_o the_o writing_n of_o any_o call_v or_o pretend_v to_o be_v christian_n then_o in_o they_o for_o beside_o his_o contempt_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o all_o ordinance_n there_o he_o tell_v we_o to_o have_v communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o the_o father_n be_v to_o be_v one_o in_o common_a with_o god_n to_o have_v fellowship_n be_v to_o be_v god_n fellow_n so_o be_v christ_n so_o be_v saint_n p._n 243._o christ_n be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o christian_a p._n 244._o with_o other_o like_a blasphemy_n which_o i_o abhor_v the_o recital_n of_o these_o thing_n indeed_o as_o i_o be_o inform_v he_o say_v he_o have_v repent_v of_o but_o never_o yet_o think_v himself_o oblige_v to_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n a_o ingenuous_a recantation_n of_o they_o that_o so_o those_o concern_v may_v have_v from_o himself_o a_o plain_a and_o particular_a warning_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o that_o poison_n which_o have_v flow_v from_o his_o own_o pen_n however_o it_o may_v be_v a_o good_a warning_n to_o we_o not_o 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