⟨of⟩ ſin ſhal be forgiven men, except the blaſphemy ⟨againſt⟩ the holy Ghoſt; ſuch as was that of the Phariſees, who as our Saviour tells us blaſphemed the ⟨Holy⟩ Ghoſt, in aſcribing thoſe great miracles which ⟨they⟩ ſaw him worke, & which he really wrought ⟨by⟩ the Spirit of God, to the power of the Devil. ⟨Indeed⟩ to ſin deliberately after ſo ſolemn an engagement to the contrary is a great aggravation ⟨of⟩ ſin, but not ſuch as to make it unpardonable. ⟨But⟩ the neglect of the Sacrament is not the way ⟨to⟩ prevent theſe ſins; but, on the contrary, the ⟨conſtant⟩ receiving of it, with the beſt preparation ⟨we⟩ can is one of the moſt effectual means to ⟨prevent⟩ ſin for the future, and to obtain the aſſiſtance ⟨of⟩ God's grace to that end. And if we fall into ſin ⟨afterwards⟩ we may be renewed by repentance; ⟨for⟩ we have an advocate with the Father, Jeſus ⟨Chriſt⟩ the righteous, who is the propitiation for our ⟨ſins⟩; and as ſuch, is in a very lively and affecting ⟨manner⟩ exhibited to us, in this bleſſed Sacrament ⟨of⟩ his body broken, and his bloud ſhed for the remiſſion of our ſins. Can we think that the ⟨primitive⟩ Chriſtians, who ſo frequently received this ⟨holy⟩ Sacrament, did never after the receiving of ⟨it fall⟩ into any deliberate ſin? undoubtedly many ⟨of⟩ them did; but far be it from us to think, that ⟨ſuch⟩ ſins were unpardonable, and that ſo many ⟨good⟩ men ſhould becauſe of their careful and conſcientious obſervance of our Lord's Inſtitution ⟨unavoidably⟩ fall into condemnation.
To draw to a concluſion of this matter; ſuch ⟨groundleſs⟩ fears and jealouſies as theſe may be a ⟨ſign⟩ of a good meaning, but they are certainly a ⟨ſign⟩ of an injudicious mind. For if we ſtand upon ⟨theſe⟩ Scruples, no man perhaps was ever ſo ⟨worthily⟩ prepared to draw near to God in any dutyof
