Theological Theses · §1280

No sin too great for mercy—except the sin against the Holy Spirit

Faith and repentance open mercy for any atrocity—save the sin against the Spirit.

That sin means deliberate, malicious casting off of known truth; Hebrews 6 says renewal to repentance is impossible.

Latin

III. Vice versa vero docent nullum esse peccatum tam grave & tam atrox, quod veniam a Dei misericordia consequi non possit, mediante peccatoris fide & poenitentia: Excepto solum peccato, quod vocant in Spiritum Sanctum. Quo nomine intelligunt totalem, & ultroneam atque deliberatam, ex destinata malitia, divinae veritatis semel agnitae & gustatae abjectionem. Quod peccatum, nec in hoc, nec in futuro saeculo remittitur: Propterea quod impossibile est, qui in tale peccatum lapsi sunt renovari ad poenitentiam; juxta doctrinam Apostoli Heb. 6.

About this text

Louis Le Blanc de Beaulieu, Sedan Theses, newly rendered from Latin: from theology proper through the Roman theses I–77 and the Reformed theses of Part Two. The theses only — not the collected works.

English follows locked Pitt Latin through Imaginum CLOSED + Sanctorum Cultu Romana CLOSED + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL. 1675 PDF ~384-390 (book ~370-376); Vision OCR + pdftotext + tess. No modern English. This slice densifies Sanctorum Pars Secunda I-XL. Next: Pars Secunda XLI–fin (~CI). Claim stays claimed (book densify not done).

Catalogue & scope

ESTC R17887; Wing L802. IA bub_gb_eOkHAW4G0-wC (+ EEBO 1675 for gap leaves). Densify through Sanctorum Cultu Romana I-LXXVII + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL (Pars Secunda not closed; not whole folio).

Witnesses

This is an AI-assisted study translation. Source fidelity and completeness have not been independently certified. Open Latin on each section (or the Latin source witness link) for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.