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before they could bring; it into practice: therefore it must be a sin for the thought.
Now, the sin was this: Their habitation being in the highest heavens, and under God himself, they, had exceeding great light and knowledge; they had more knowledge than ⟨all⟩ the men in the world (ever had, and were ⟨happy⟩ above all other creatures; but, when not being contented with this estate, they thought to ⟨be⟩ as high as God himself, therefore, they ⟨maliciously⟩ sought to make war against the Son of God ⟨and⟩ were immediately thurst out of heaven, ⟨never⟩ more to see the face of mercy; and thus, ⟨from⟩ the beginning, they have been counted ⟨malicious⟩ and revengeful; as raging beasts, and as ⟨roaring⟩ lions. Thus their sin being of the same nature with the sin against the Holy Ghost, they ⟨were⟩ excluded all hopes of pardon.
But that the sin of our first parents was ⟨not⟩ the unpardonable sin against the Holy Ghost is clear; for, though they sinned against ⟨great⟩ light, yet they obeyed, and complied with ⟨the⟩ will of God, even when the tempter came, ⟨until⟩ at last they were enticed and overcome; ⟨but⟩ they did not fall maliciously, and so were ⟨not⟩ excluded all possibility of mercy
2. This sin may he committed in word too, that is, when a man speaketh blasphemously and maliciously of Christ and his holy ways. This
