Zach.T. II. 4% O fhardnereofheart., ofwhome theProphet Zacharie complaineth Zach.7.1 tt.wh' (obftinately) refufed to harken, and pulled away thefhoulder andflopped their Bares that theyJhouldnot heare, yea, andmade their heartsas anAdamantHone, left $ they fhouldheare the la* and the vordswhich the Lord ofhof/es fent in his fpirit by the miniflerie oftheProphets: And fo alfo manyofthe Scribes and Pharifes hardened their hearts againa our Sauiour Chrift, obainately contemning the gratious and powerfull words, whichproceeded out ofhis mouth, and quenched the good motions ofGods fpirit, occafionedby his wonderfull mira- cles and admirable workes,which none could perfortne, but hewho was thevery true and onely begotten formeof God. Nowweare toknow that this hardneffeofhart is moil dam- nable, and whofoeuer are poífeífed therewith, they can neuer efcapeGods fearefull iudgements and euerlafling condem- nation in the.life to come. The other kind ofinfenfibte hardneffeofheact proceedeth fromcareleffe retchlefneffe and carnal l worldlineífe, when as men hawing their vnderflandings blinded, donot perceiue their filthie corruptions ,prophane.wickedneflè,and extreame rnifery, notfeele the burthen of their finites though theybee growne toan intolerable waight,but flatter themfelueswith a vaineopinionoftheir good elate in themfelues, without anyother helpe, as though they needednot the tneanes ap- pointedofGod for their conuerfion, which otners vfe. And therefore they negle6t the miniflerie oftheword, as knout -i ing&pra6ifing enoughalready; or ifthey heare it, they re- mooue farre from them the threatnings of thelaw denoun- cedagainfl impenitent tanners, as not appertaining to them, and check all the good motions of Gods fpirit, which are commonly ioyned with the publikeminif}erie ofthe word, and the private admonitions. ofgodly men,;or with:the ex- ample of Gods iudgetnent on others, or with the fenfe of their ovine afielions; and fo returnc to their olde prophan- neffe and liewallowing in the dregs of their finnes without any remade orhatred ofeuill, or any true loue ofthat which is good, vntill at length theirhearts are fo hardned and their confciences fo feared withculomabiefnning, and by often repelling §. Sea 3. Ofthat hard- neffe ofheart which procee. detti from careleffe retcblejne.P.
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