Answ. Some think, No. But I rather conceive, That these Pharisees did sin this Sin against the Holy Ghost; for if you look into the 3d Chapter of Mark, ye shall find that our Lord and Saviour spake this, because of some words that they had spoken against him: he had cast out Devils, and they said, He •ast out Devils by the Prince of Devils, verse 22. Whereupon our Saviour reasoned with them, and at last he saith, […] verse •8. Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the Sons of men, and blasphemies. Verse 29. But he that shall blaspheme against the holy Ghost, shall never be forgiven: And the reason of this speech is given at verse 30. Because they said he hath an unclean Spirit. And indeed, if these men did not sin the Sin against the Holy Ghost, our Lord and Saviour Christ should tell us that there is an unpardonable Sin, and not tell us what it is; for unless it be in this Scripture, you shall not find, either in the Gospel, or in the Epistles, That the Sin against the Holy Ghost, is any where mentioned in express words. Now our Lord and Saviour would not tell us that there is an unpardonable Sin, and not tell us what it is: but he saith expressly, That whoever doth blaspheme, or speak against the holy Ghost, shall never be forgiven: And he chargeth those Jews, that they blasphemed, and spake against the Spirit of God, or that work which was done by the Spirit; and therefore without doubt, they did then sin the unpardonable Sin, the Sin against the Holy Ghost.
Answ. Some think, No. But I rather conceive, That these Pharisees did sin this Sin against the Holy Ghost; for if you look into the 3d Chapter of Mark, ye shal find that our Lord and Savior spake this, because of some words that they had spoken against him: he had cast out Devils, and they said, He •ast out Devils by the Prince of Devils, verse 22. Whereupon our Savior reasoned with them, and at last he saith, 〈…〉 verse •8. Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the Sons of men, and blasphemies. Verse 29. But he that shall blaspheme against the holy Ghost, shal never be forgiven: And the reason of this speech is given at verse 30. Because they said he hath an unclean Spirit. And indeed, if these men did not sin the Sin against the Holy Ghost, our Lord and Savior Christ should tel us that there is an unpardonable Sin, and not tel us what it is; for unless it be in this Scripture, you shal not find, either in the Gospel, or in the Epistles, That the Sin against the Holy Ghost, is any where mentioned in express words. Now our Lord and Savior would not tel us that there is an unpardonable Sin, and not tel us what it is: but he saith expressly, That whoever doth blaspheme, or speak against the holy Ghost, shal never be forgiven: And he chargeth those Jews, that they blasphemed, and spake against the Spirit of God, or that work which was done by the Spirit; and therefore without doubt, they did then sin the unpardonable Sin, the Sin against the Holy Ghost.
