Augustin Marlorat on the sin against the Holy Spirit

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Seeing that bold and rash men overshoot them selves so far, as to give judgment of that which is known to one only God, and oft forgetting what they them selves ought to be, and how they ought to live according to God’s will, cruelly condemn those on whom the Lord will have mercy: It is good first to note that not all sin which seemeth to be against the holy Ghost, is sin against the holy Ghost in deed: for there are many that resist the truth of the Gospel, whereof it seemeth they have had some knowledge, which nevertheless sin not against the holy Ghost, in as much as it is joined with some ignorance which exempteth them from this horrible sin which is not pardoned in this world, nor in the world to come. Which S. Paul signifieth, saying: that he obtained pardon, because that through ignorance and for lack of faith he had been a blasphemer, a persecutor and oppressor: whereby it followeth that not all sin (wherewith man resisteth the truth of God) is sin against the holy Ghost.

But when man is so touched with the light of the truth, that he cannot pretend ignorance, and nevertheless of determinate malice resisteth, then he sinneth against the holy Ghost, and it is not possible for him to be renewed by repentance, in that he hath forsaken God and is become an Apostate or forsaker of Christianity. Such were the Scribes and Pharisees, who having the knowledge of the Law, and seeing the manifest works of the power of God, attributed the miracles which Jesus Christ wrought, to Beelzebub.

Such were they also which resisted S. Stephen, and of determinate purpose blamed that doctrine, whereof they could not be ignorant but that it proceeded from God: as that holy Martyr likewise reproved them, when he was ready to shed his blood in the defence of the doctrine of the Gospel. For if S. Stephen had delt with ignorant men, he would have used them otherwise. But seeing that they raged against God, and went about to rob God of his honour, he boldly pronounceth that they withstand the holy Ghost, let us then conclude that they sin against the holy Ghost, who having the knowledge of God truth, doo nevertheless of determinate malice resist the same.

For the reference, see Augustin Marlorat on the sin against the Holy Spirit.
 
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