i s Exceeding Sinfulnef ofSin. 411 convinceththem,Satan could not cart out Satan; and told them it was by the Spirit of God they werecall out : Mark how he goeth on in the 28. verfe, Verily Ifiy untoyou, all dinsfall befòrgi- venunto thefons ofmen, and Bla, henries, whereeith fever they fl:all blafheave: nut he thatfball blafpheme againfi theHolyGh f, bath never forgivene(?, but is in danger of Eternal Damnation. beeaufe Jthey laid, he hath an unclean Spirit, Chrift tells them, o- ther blafphemies [hall be forgiven, but the blaf- phemies againfi the Spirit of God [hall never be forgiven.. WhyBoth Chrifl fpeakofthis, how comes it in ? ( Mark) the-Text faint', Chrif fpatke it, beeaufe theyfaid he bath an unclean spirit : Mark, Chrifl callingout Devils, theScribes and the Pharifeesattribute this toan unclean Spirit, and therfore they finnedagainft the Holy Ghofl, meerly becaufe they attributed that which Chrifl didby the Finger of God, to an unclean Spirit ; and therefore Chrifl tels them they fin- ned againfl theHolyChofl, and they [hall never be forgiven. Now Brethren, fee how neeryou come to thisfin, for the Scribes and Pharifees fawChrifl call out Devils ; they did it out of malice, they couldnot but know, and yet they fay it wasby theDevil. You feeone troubled in Confcience, which isby theHoly Ghofl, and you fay it is a fooli[hand a mad fpirit and fom- times 'tis anunclean fpirit; but it is worfe when you fay it is a foolifh and melancholly fpirit, you domore blafpheme theHoly Ghofl, and come neerer this fin. Oh take heed, andbe humbled, your condition is dangerous, that have had, or have
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