The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-09-08
MISCEL.LANY
FSamths Yorksille Enquirer.
Tha TInnard donable Sin.
~ ppv ponrRT bATHAN,

BIZ REy. ROBERT, Nathan
.seeals .s.e.als is plainly declared In the Bible
that there is a sin unto death. Fol-
the individual who is guilty Of commit
ting this sin we are directed not tc
pray. Uuder the ofd Testament, dis:
pensatiou, the person who vas found
guilty of the sin Of presumption was
to be cut tF and his iniquities are said
to be supon him. There are swo things
connected with this subject that must,
from their very nature, be interesting
/. to every one In Christian iands, The
FIRST thing that ought to enlist enquiry
is. WHAT'S the unpardonabfe sin? and
the next thing is, can it be committed
at the present timeY
Il IS not very easy to give ia a few
words what seems to be the teachings
of Gods word on this point. w, get
"a very good idea Of il, however, from
the definition which is given Of 1t in
II Is Namtsrs, 15, 80. The individual
who Ii this passage, Is represented as
placing himself beyond the pale of hope,
Is said to do "sught presumptuously,"
To sin presumpsuously; two things at
least are requisite. There must be a
clear knowledge of the law of God and
malice of heart Paul, whilst in his
upcopyerted state had the latter requi-
site, but nott6s Hrrs. He hated Christ
and all his followers; but hs did it ig-
Peter, when he denied the Saviour
with oursing, had knowledgs but not
malice. He was convinced that Jesus
Christ was the true Messiah, stili be
denied With 90 cath, that ho knew him.
There was, however, no malice In his
heart. The fear of man was a snare In
which be was entargled. The denial
came not frou bis heart. Paul sinned ip
ignorance aud Peter without malies. Il.
Paul had been blessed with the tnewi-
EDGE of Peter, or Peter had the paliee
4 g,i lSai, ifsS; ;ffH1fqrlEies of hetn s..
...,s |, "a n,,an them. IA the Tzth
pass is1as ss ai,.S vsrse 81 = "a tha pasnpl
according ito MsttheW, our Saviour
charges Tia Phariseeswith being guilty
an unpardonable blasphemy. "AIf
- On ID Sn and blasphemy," suys
aha Sayioar, "sball be forgiven unto
Z; ;,,on bnYtSe SlasShenay of the Holy.
men pus AZ ~ -. ba soro;ren nnto men $
nhoss SUI y. ,oUt.s, we learn thef the.
H'om ., w y, ~ &c Tho Ph.r;sees ,efer ra,d
pais.ou, r;nr hat :Ies,,s cast out devils
:, - "is p.Ssssns the pripce of DEVILS
RsasaS,h was AN upproerieus name
.Ss,Es5 ~ .hs worst and most despica-
III ns ,hs ev;, snIrin Beelyebub was
o.. ~; of a;es Of filth and of all things
;nssson.s,ve. s $50 regarded abominable.--
nv phsy;sess msf|e ,tensus the subject
as.h;. n;ie md nollused demon, and by
,saso;,r ,ra charged with ain against
~ MoiN ch,.. ,,b;oh /, ths nnnardon.
vi W, - ~ re W. snav wbo, Il Is IN sin
10. .ha Hol, Gbost va would at
ao Inors vbst .bs nnnardooable sin
w y. nj 49, So ns tho Hpln Ghost is 10
aa;,,h.sr - The unserstandine and to
~ .,"r;o,;ons nd cons sersions in
pDuleo Iso,, s'' Ths sn;r;t ybv which the
S,anr S ,So,tsa miracles and cast ont
% S.;," hsa,aa .be .ics made those who
h, been lame N walk restored sight
tothe blind, raised the dead, and con-
tr.l,ad Winds and waves was the Holy
;nSost Therefore. when the Pharisees
,sh.rn.d our Saviour of beinp leagued
,m;,h Reelzebnb Il was a direct and
:~,ave insnlt to the snirit of all grace.
.Has. nj ! of ,hs pbor;sees was a 6xed
a.on;ra,;on 60 reieot Christ Jesus in
ths f..o of anv and ali evidence. The
s.;o,l.r shane in which that determi.
p.;o, dsvslopsd ;tself in words. was
na'.Js i.;na Tslna n eonfsderation with
- nos of Se1;ls perb,ns we are
LUG fron .ha t,n,b vhen assert that
nv noS - ,nnardonah,s sin simnlv consists
~ @ !. i;aholical determination to reject
IL, IN tho f,ce of ali the displays Of
,arSes 1sSu, 3 and md srace - which are made BY
the General AID particular operations Of
the Holy Spirit. Such determine
tionis often productive Of a strong de;
iusia which results IN believing false