Gavin says of, "This sermon … . In the 1st part … the issue of, 'What is unforgivable or unpardonable sin?,' with … examples … then in the 2nd part … some relevant Anglican hagiology as found in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer & 39 Articles, in connection with … St. Britius' Day & associated memory of the St. Brice's Day Massacre of 1002; & … the issue of, 'What is unforgivable … sin?,' with special reference to … Babelism, … & then in Part 3 … the issue of, 'What is the test for knowing if a man's committed unforgivable sin?;' & in Part 4 … we shall apply this test for knowing if a man's committed unforgivable sin in a case study example of Bishop Britius. And Parts 1, 2, 3, & 4 … exhibit the maxim, If the Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it for me!" Gavin says, "3 black letter days … on the Calendar of the Anglican 1662 Book of Common Prayer, to wit, St. Britius' Day on 13 November in connection with the memory of the St. Brice's Day Massacre of 1002, St. Dunstan's Day on 19 May, & St. Alphege's Day on 19 April, are … linked to each other through reference to the issue of heathen Danish invasions of England in the 10th & 11th centuries;" & he considers … how "the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle … states that in A.D. 956, 'Dunstan was driven out of this land over sea,' & in 958, 'Archbishop Oda separated King Edwy & Elfgiva; because they were too nearly related';" considering the issue of unforgivable incestuous sin in which "Dunstan may be compared & contrasted with another Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer." And given St. John repudiates "sinless perfection" (I John 1:8), "in I St. John 3:6, 'whosoever abideth in him sinneth not'," refers to unforgivable sin. |