And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
They condemn in Christ what they praise in their own children, which shows their judgment springs not from justice but from blind hatred and self-love. Their exorcists cast out demons, yet the Pharisees do not cry Beelzebul against them; this inequality exposes the malice of their decision.
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Satan blinds the eye of faith and seals up the lips of prayer; a soul under his power sees nothing and says nothing to the purpose. But Christ's mercy is directly opposite to Satan's malice. When Satan's power breaks, the eyes open to see God's glory and the lips open to speak His praise.
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Commenting on Matthew 12:22-37
Speaking against Christ in ignorance, thinking Him a mere man, reproaching His birth or company with sinners, can be forgiven; many have been, like Saul. But whoever speaks against the Holy Ghost in willful, malicious obstinacy against His testimony shall never be forgiven, because such a man hardens his heart past the Spirit's reach and dies impenitent, cut off from the very Agent of pardon.
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