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 ſin ſhal be forgiven men, except the blaſphemy  the holy Ghoſt; ſuch as was that of the Phariſees, who as our Saviour tells us blaſphemed the  Ghoſt, in aſcribing thoſe great miracles which  ſaw him worke, & which he really wrought  the Spirit of God, to the power of the Devil. to ſin deliberately after ſo ſolemn an engagement to the contrary is a great aggravation ſin, but not ſuch as to make it unpardonable. the neglect of the Sacrament is not the way prevent theſe ſins; but, on the contrary, the  receiving of it, with the beſt preparation  can is one of the moſt effectual means to  ſin for the future, and to obtain the aſſiſtance  God's grace to that end. And if we fall into ſin we may be renewed by repentance;  we have an advocate with the Father, Jeſus  the righteous, who is the propitiation for our ; and as ſuch, is in a very lively and affecting  exhibited to us, in this bleſſed Sacrament  his body broken, and his bloud ſhed for the remiſſion of our ſins. Can we think that the Chriſtians, who ſo frequently received this  Sacrament, did never after the receiving of  into any deliberate ſin? undoubtedly many them did; but far be it from us to think, that  ſins were unpardonable, and that ſo many  men ſhould becauſe of their careful and conſcientious obſervance of our Lord's Inſtitution  fall into condemnation.

To draw to a concluſion of this matter; ſuch fears and jealouſies as theſe may be a  of a good meaning, but they are certainly a  of an injudicious mind. For if we ſtand upon Scruples, no man perhaps was ever ſo  prepared to draw near to God in any duty