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6. It is that Sin against God, whereby a man doth maliciously oppose and blaspheme the peculiar Work of the Holy Ghost, after he hath been convinced thereof by the Holy Ghost; for possibly a man may oppose and blaspheme, even maliciously, the Work of the Holy Ghost, and yet not be convinced of it by the Holy Ghost,¹ but otherwise; but those that sin this Sin, are such as are enlightened, and made partakers of the Holy Ghost in the Gifts and common Graces of it, Heb. 6. And so these Pharisees were convinced, by the Spirit which did work that great Work before them; and yet after such a convincement wrought by the Spirit, they did maliciously oppose and blaspheme this Work of the Spirit. So that I say, the Sin against the Holy Ghost, is that wilful sinning against God, whereby a man doth maliciously oppose and blaspheme the proper and peculiar Work of the Holy Ghost, and that after he hath been convinced there of by the Holy Ghost. Or if you will, thus: It is that deliberate sinning against God, whereby men do oppose the Work of God, which their own Conscience and Conviction tells them, is wrought by the Spirit and Finger of God, in order to mans Salvation, yet out of malice do blaspheme the same.

6. It is that Sin against God, whereby a man doth maliciously oppose and blaspheme the peculiar Work of the Holy Ghost, after he hath been convinced thereof by the Holy Ghost; for possibly a man may oppose and blaspheme, even maliciously, the Work of the Holy Ghost, and yet not be convinced of it by the Holy Ghost,¹ but otherwise; but those that sin this Sin, are such as are enlightened, and made partakers of the Holy Ghost in the Gifts and common Graces of it, Heb. 6. And so these Pharisees were convinced, by the Spirit which did work that great Work before them; and yet after such a convincement wrought by the Spirit, they did maliciously oppose and blaspheme this Work of the Spirit. So that I say, the Sin against the Holy Ghost, is that wilful sinning against God, whereby a man doth maliciously oppose and blaspheme the proper and peculiar Work of the Holy Ghost, and that after he hath been convinced ther of by the Holy Ghost. Or if you will, thus: It is that deliberate sinning against God, whereby men do oppose the Work of God, which their own Conscience and Conviction tels them, is wrought by the Spirit and Finger of God, in order to mans Salvation, yet out of malice do blaspheme the same.