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Aphorisms of Christian religionAphorismes of Christian religion
Aphorisms of Christian religion: or, a very compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.Aphorismes of Christian religion: or, a verie compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.
London: printed by Richard Field and Robert Dexter, 1596
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XVI.
Sixthly, an actual sin is either aremissible or irremissible. Remissible is that which hath repentance with it: irremissible which wanteth it; & of this kind there is but one, that sin which is called the blasphemy against the holy bGhost: which is, when a man of devilish malice doth contradict the verity of the celestial doctrine, against the testimony of Gods spirit, which convinceth him in his conscience thereof: & yet further ⟨p. 29⟩proceedeth in a deadly hatred & persecution of the professors of the truth, and this kind of sin Christ objected against •he Pharisees. And John called this sin, a •nne unto cdeath, and warneth that we •ay not for him which committeth the same. The reason whereof Paul rendereth […] the Epistle to the Hebrews, in that •e saith; it is dimpossible for such to be renewed by repentance: for the just judgement of God is against such, who will not •e mocked, neither will he suffer ehis spirit, which is the spirit of truth, to be charged with a lye.