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 before they could bring; it into practice: therefore it must be a sin for the thought.

Now, the sin was this: Their habitation being in the highest heavens, and under God himself, they, had exceeding great light and knowledge; they had more knowledge than the men in the world (ever had, and were  above all other creatures; but, when not being contented with this estate, they thought to  as high as God himself, therefore, they  sought to make war against the Son of God  were immediately thurst out of heaven,  more to see the face of mercy; and thus,  the beginning, they have been counted  and revengeful; as raging beasts, and as  lions. Thus their sin being of the same nature with the sin against the Holy Ghost, they  excluded all hopes of pardon.

that the sin of our first parents was the unpardonable sin against the Holy Ghost is clear; for, though they sinned against  light, yet they obeyed, and complied with  will of God, even when the tempter came,  at last they were enticed and overcome;  they did not fall maliciously, and so were  excluded all possibility of mercy

2. sin may he committed in word too, that is, when a man speaketh blasphemously and maliciously of Christ and his holy ways. This