The Gofpel of the Trefpafs-Q f éring°. 269: thrusting his Tongue out of his Mouth fwollen and black : And while he lay in this Condition, uttering fometimes Words of Defpair and Blafphemy, when Dr. Day Bifhop of Cbichefter came to him, and be . gan to comfort him with the Promifes of the Gofpel, and free jufti- fication in the Blood of Chrift ; What my Lord ( faith he ) willyou open that Gap now ? Nay, then farewel altogether ; flab Words may be fit for one in my Condition; but if once you open that Gap to the People, then farewel altogether. _ And when he was put in Remembranceof Peter's denying his Matter, he faid, that he had denied with Peter, but had never repented. with Peter. Xis and Monuments, Vol. 3. p. 527. and p957 Here was Light and inward Conviction, that, this was indeed the right way ; and yet Malice even unto Blood. Open that. Gap to the People, and then farewel all together ; juft as the Pharifees faid, they feared the People would go after Chrift. Some have inftanced alfo in fome of the Taft killers of, the Witnefas ofChrift : Rev. i I . of whom it is faid, Fire proceedeth out\of their MoUtbs and devours their Adverfaries, Ver. 5. which they parallel with that Expreffion of the Apoftle, lieb. io. 27. a certain fearful looking for of', fudgment, and fiery Indignation that fball devour the 4dverfaries. ixc'oxñ xp1e c. A receiving. of Judgment, that is in their own Confciences, God fealing up with force flathes of his Wrath, their,Eternal Damna- tion : They have fame fparks of Hell Fire fpit into their Confciences, from the Lives and DoEtrine of the Witnefl'es. It is fpoken in Rev. in allufiota: toMofes, by whom thofe Rebels (Comb and his Company, as alto Nadab and Abibu) wereburnt with Fire. There be two Things which are fore Signs a Manbath not cotg.. mitted this Sin againft theHoly Ghoft.. I,. When Souls are afraid ofit, leaft they have committed this Sin; here is no Malice againft the Spirit.of Grace ; for on the contrary, here is a fear leaft they have firmed againft him this great. Sin. 2. If there be but common Meltings and relentings,of. Heart, yea. though without any true and Paving brokennefs and foftnefs of Heart; yet, even this common Work is Evidence enough, that this Sin hath. not been committed : For the Sin. against the Holy Ghoft, is the high eft Degree of wickednefs and hardneR of Heart., but where there are any common Meltings, there is not the higheft degree of, Hardnefs , therefore there is not the Sin againft the Holy Ghoft. In fuch there is a perfect Fixation of the Will in Evil, like the very Devils and the Damned in Hell, Therefore let the greateft Sinners know, if God bath but kept them, from this unpardonable Sin, that there. is Hope and Help in the Ga- .
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