VER. 8— 12. ST.LUKE. 437 Son,sinnethagainsttheFatheralso,and againsttheHoly Spirit.But holyBaptismisgiveninthename oftheFather, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.And so theythatsin afterbaptismcommit blasphemyagainstthe Holy Trinity. But ifthePhariseeshad not receivedbaptism,how didHe condemnthem as iftheyhad spokenblasphemyagainstthe HolySpirit,ofwhich theywere notyetpartakers,especially sinceHe did not accusethem simplyof sin,but of blas phemy? But thesediffer,forhe who sinstransgressesthe Law, but he who blasphemesoffendsagainstthe Deity Himself.But again,if to those who sin afterbaptism thereis no remissionof the punishmentof theiroffences, how does theApostlepardon the penitentatCorinth? but2Cor.11, hetravailsin birthof the backslidingGalatiansuntilChrist4 ig.*' beformedagaininthem. And why alsodo we opposeNovatus,who doesaway with repentanceafterbaptism? The ApostletotheHebrews does notthusrejecttherepentanceofsinners,but lesttheyshould supposethatasaccordingtothe ritesoftheLaw, underthe veilof repentancetherecouldbe many and dailybaptisms, hethereforewarnsthem indeedtorepent,but tellsthem that therecouldbe onlyone renewal,namely,by Baptism. But withsuchconsiderationsI returntothedispensationwhichisoimvopfa* inChrist,who beingGod was made man ; asveryGod raised thedead;asclothedwiththeflesh,thirsted,laboured,suffered. When any then,lookingtohuman things,seetheLord athirst orin suffering,and speakagainsttheSaviouras ifagainst aman, theysinindeed,yet may speedilyon repentancere ceivepardon,allegingas excusetheweaknessofHis body. And againwhen any,beholdingtheworks of Deity,doubt concerningthe natureof our Lord'sbody, they alsosin grievously.But thesetoo ifthey repentmay be quickly pardoned,seeingthattheyhave an excuseinthe greatness oftheworks. But when theyrefertheworks ofGod to the Devil,justlydo theyundergo the irrevocablesentence,be causetheyhave judgedGod to be theDevil,and the true God tohavenothingmore inHis worksthantheevilspirits. To thisunbeliefthen the Phariseeshad come. For when theSaviourmanifestedtheworks of the Father,raisingthe dead,givingsightto the blind,and such likedeeds,they