mountains as well as mole-hills. The grace of our Lord abounds to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 over, saith S. Paul. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin, saith S. John. Ego admisi, unde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 damnare 〈◊〉〈◊〉 me, sed non amisisti unde tu salvare potes me, saith S. Augustine. And yet Novatus the proud Heretick, denyed possibility of pardon to them, that had any whit fallen off in times of persecution, though they rose again by repentance. But Gods thoughts of mercy are not as mans, Isa. 55. 8. he can and will pardon such sins, as no God or man can doe besides, Micah 7. 18. Who is a God like unto thee? For what? That pardoneth all sorts of sins, &c. This 〈◊〉〈◊〉 can believe without supernaturall grace: We are ready to measure God by our modell.
But the blasphemy against the holy Ghost, &c.]
This is nothing else, saith Iohn Diazius, to that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his brother, quam agni∣tam veritatem 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in sectari, a malicious persecuting of the known truth. A sin it is of malice after strong conviction, ex∣prest in words by a tongue set on fire by hell, and in actions com∣ming from a venemous spirit, and tending to opposition, and bitter persecution, if their malice be not greater then their pow∣er. This was committed by Saul, Iulian, Latomus of Lovaine, Rockwood a chief perfecutour at Callice in Henry 8. daies, who, to his last breath, staring and raging, cryed he was utterly damned, for that he had sought maliciously the deaths of a number of the honestest men in the town, &c. Steven Gardiner said as much al∣so in effect of himself, when he lay on his death-bed, and so both stinkingly and unrepentantly died, saith M. Fox.