Ofhard/wi ofheart. 4g7 aflecpé in carnal! fecuritie, it taketh away all fente óf'finne, andconfequently all forrow whereby ive fhould bewaile it; it feareth and brawneth the confcience,coueringit as it were onall fides with a thicke hard skinne, vvhich will neuer or moil hardlybe pearced, either by Gods iuflice and threat- nings to caufe vs to fearelet+ wee incur his \\'rathfull difplea- lure, orby his mercies and gratious promifes to moouevs to loue him, and tobring forth the fruitsofour loue inaccepta- ble obedience ; it repellethall the goodmotions ofGods fpi- rit,andfilleth the foulewith fuchdrowfie dulnes andblockiflt deadneffe, that it is altogether vufit toperforme any feruice vntoGod, and mot} apt ,to entertaine any of Satans tenta- tions. And this infenfible hardneffe ofheart which is the Thehires:fbte frirituall lcthargieofthe foule, is of two kindes ; the firft is hardncffeof ioyned with wilfull obtlinacie and afeóled rebellion, where- hart i3 ofevvi farts. by men aduifedly and contemFtuoufly withfland the out- Thefzrll iey_ wardminiflerie of the word, and the inward motions of ned vvitb oba Gods fpirit, with all other tneanes which might mooue and f inacie. inuite them to ferious repentance : an example whereofwee haue in4Pharaoh,vvho hardened his heart againft the Lord, oppofinghimfelfe againfl his ambaffage deliuered vnto him by vYlofes,and confirmed by fomany miracles, and alfo ob- flinately and with an "high hand ofrebellion checked and quenched the good motionsofGods fpirit, whereby he was fometimesmooued to con feue his finne,and to acknowledge the Lord righteous. As alfo in Saul, who againfl his confci- enceperfecuted Damidbecaufe the Lord louedandhad made choiceofhim to íùcceed in his place : and howfoeuer fome- times by occafion of force notable fruit of Dauids inno- cencie hee wasmooued to condemnehimfelfe and to iuflifie him, yet prefently heehardned his heart againe and raged a- gainf} him with wonted malice. And thus likewife were thofe Ifraelites hardened and frozen lliffe in the dregges of their finnes,ofvvhom theProphet Efay fpeaketh,Efay 28.15. Tee haut laid (faith he) wee haste made-a coUenant 1?,ith death, Efay s8. z f; atnd?bath hell weeare at a-regiment : though afcourgerunouer and pal thorow, it (hall not comeat vs :forwe haue madePO= hoodour refugt,and vndcr vanitie are we hid. And thofe alfo Ii 4 of
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