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accordingto that,He hath blindedtheireyes,so thattheyIsa.6,10.
shouldnot be converted,and I shouldhealthem. CYRIL.
ButiftheHoly Spiritwerea creature,and notofthedivine
substanceof the Fatherand the Son, how doesan injury
committedagainstHim entailupon itsogreata punishment
asisdenouncedagainstthosethatblasphemeagainstGod ?
BEDE.Nor however are alltheywho saythattheSpiritis
notholy,or isnot God, butisinferiortotheFatherand the
Son,involvedin the crimeof unpardonableblasphemy,be
causetheyare led to do itthroughhuman ignorance,not
a demoniacalhatred,as the rulersof theJews were. AUG. Aug.
Or ifitwere here said,"Who hath spoken any blasphemySerm'71'
whateveragainsttheHoly Spirit,"we oughtthento under
standthereby" allblasphemy;" butbecauseitwas said,who
blasphemethagainsttheHoly Spirit,letitbe understoodof
himthatblasphemednot inany way,but in sucha manner
thatitcanneverbe pardonedhim. For sowhen itwas said,
TheLordtemptethnoman,thatisnotspokenofevery,butonlyJames
ofa certainkind of temptation.Now what thatkind of ' 3'
blasphemyagainsttheHoly Spiritis,letus see. The first
blessingofbelieversisforgivenessof sinsin theHoly Spirit.
Againstthisfreegifttheimpenitentheartspeaks. Impeni
tenceitselfthereforeisblasphemyagainsttheSpirit,whichis
neitherforgivenin thisworld,nor in thatwhichistocome ;
forrepentancegainsthatforgivenessin thisworldwhich is
toavailin theworldto come. CYRIL.But theLord after
havinginspiredsuch greatfear,and preparedmen to resist
thosewho departfrom a rightconfession,commanded them
fortheresttotakeno carewhattheyshouldanswer,because
forthosewho arefaithfullydisposed,theHoly Spiritframes
fitwords,astheirteacher,and dwellingwithinthem. Whence
itfollows,And when theyshallbringyou intosynagogues,
takeno thoughthow orwhat ye shallanswer. GLOSS.Now Gloss.He says,how,withrespecttothe manner of speaking,what,mter'
withrespecttothe manner of intention.How ye shallan
swerto thosewho ask,or what ye shallsay to thosewho
wishtolearn.BKDE. For when we areledforChrist'ssake
beforejudges,we oughttoofferonlyourwillforChrist,but
inanswering,theHoly SpiritwillsupplyHis grace,as itis
added,For theHoly Spiritwillteachyou,fyc.CHRYS. But Horn."33.
in Matt.