And if God shall once give thee up to that, then, thou
art in the IRON CAGE, out of which there is neither deliverance nor
redemption.
There is a sin called the sin against the Holy Ghost, from which
there is no redemption, and this sin doth more than ordinarily
befall professors; for there are few, if any, that are not
professors, that are at present capable of sinning this sin. They
which "were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and
were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good word
of God, and the powers of the world to come," Heb.6:4, 5--of this
sort are they that commit this sin. Peter also describes them to be
such, that sin the unpardonable sin: "For if after they have escaped
the pollution of the world, through the knowledge of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome,
the latter end is worse with them than the beginning." 2 Pet. 2:2.
The other passage in the tenth of the Hebrews holdeth forth the same
thing: "For if we sin wilfully, after we have received the knowledge
of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin. but a
certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation that
shall devour the adversaries."
These, therefore, are the persons that are the prey for this sin.
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