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( 7 ) help, to lead you to the plain sight of it by the light of the holy Scriptures.

Now, in the first place you must {SIC|kuow|know}}, that there are two sorts of people that cannot commit this unpardonable sin

The true believers cannot commit it, because it is a sin against great light and knowledge.--Indeed the greatest part of the world shall be damned; yet among the greatest part, there are but few of them that can commit that unpardonable sin against the Holy Ghost.

Some have both light and grace; these shall not commit the unpardonable sin.

Again, some have neither light nor grace; these cannot commit the unpardonable sin against the Holy Ghost.

Now, there must be two ingredients, to make up this unpardonable sin: that is, light in the head, and malice in the heart; without these two, the sin against the Holy Ghost cannot be committed; for, to sin against great light and knowledge, nor yet to sin ignorantly, without malice, is that sin; but they must both join together to make up this unpardonable sin. This we see plainly by the example of St Peter and St Paul; Peter denied Christ, and forsware himself too, and that griveously against light and knowledge; for he knew Christ to be the only begotten Son of God, and he knew God in him he was one of Christ's disciples, and one of his beloved disciples too: he was taught of Christ, and had experimental knowledge of his love and favour, and yet he wickedly with an