516 / 772
Zach.T.
I
I.
4%
O
f
hardnere
of
heart.,
ofwhome
the
Prophet
Zacharie complaineth
Zach.7.1
tt.wh'
(obftinately)
refufed
to
harken,
and
pulled
away
thefhoulder
and
flopped
their
Bares
that
theyJhould
not
heare,
yea,
and
made
their hearts
as
anAdamant
Hone,
left
$
they fhould
heare the
la*
and
the
vordswhich the
Lord
of
hof/es
fent
in
his
fpirit
by
the
miniflerie
of
the
Prophets:
And
fo
alfo many
ofthe
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
of
Gods
fpirit, occafioned
by his
wonderfull mira-
cles
and admirable
workes,which
none could perfortne,
but
he
who
was
the
very
true and
onely
begotten
forme
of
God.
Now
we
are
to
know that
this hardneffe
of
hart
is
moil
dam-
nable,
and
whofoeuer
are
poífeífed
therewith,
they
can
neuer
efcape
Gods
fearefull
iudgements and euerlafling condem-
nation
in
the.life
to come.
The other kind of
infenfibte hardneffe
ofheact proceedeth
from
careleffe
retchlefneffe
and
carnal
l
worldlineífe, when
as
men
hawing
their
vnderflandings
blinded,
do
not
perceiue
their
filthie
corruptions ,prophane.wickedneflè,and extreame
rnifery,
not
feele
the
burthen
of
their
finites
though
they
bee
growne to
an intolerable
waight,but
flatter
themfelues
with
a vaine
opinion
of
their
good
elate
in
themfelues,
without
any
other helpe,
as
though
they needed
not
the
tneanes
ap-
pointedofGod
for
their
conuerfion, which otners
vfe.
And
therefore they negle6t the miniflerie
of
the
word,
as
knout
-i
ing
&
pra6ifing
enough
already; or
if
they
heare
it,
they
re-
mooue
farre
from them the
threatnings
of
thelaw
denoun-
ced
againfl
impenitent
tanners,
as
not appertaining
to
them,
and
check
all
the good motions
of
Gods
fpirit,
which
are
commonly ioyned
with
the publike
minif}erie
ofthe word,
and
the private admonitions.
of
godly
men,;or
with
:the
ex-
ample
of
Gods
iudgetnent on others,
or
with
the
fenfe
of
their
ovine
afielions;
and
fo
return
c
to their olde prophan-
neffe
and
lie
wallowing
in
the
dregs
of
their
finnes
without
any
remade
or
hatred ofeuill,
or any true loue
ofthat
which
is
good,
vntill at
length their
hearts
are
fo
hardned
and
their
confciences
fo
feared
with
culomabie
f
nning,
and
by often
repelling
§.
Sea
3.
Ofthat hard
-
neffe
of
h
eart
which
procee.
detti
from
careleffe
retcblejne.P.