7he b~trdened Confoience. ~59 · And thus do you fee thefecond kindeofCap.I8• hardneji of Conicience, following upon the- ~-·~~· former. Thus itis [aidof Pharaoh, that Phar..Job hardenedbuownheart, Exo.941 5,3 2. Ad~ cling to natm:all hardne{s, YolurJtary, attr.J... lied, and augmented. · . . . • 3. Then is there left nothing but ]tteliciali ~· JudtcJal hardnelfe, fuch are all the foure tollotvlhg gar1nt_ kindes. As that then is the Confcience or c:rs/ u heart fitrther hardened by lmpo(forJ and Se-::. Theff. 2· du-cer~. Thus it is faid further!) that Ph!lraoh~s 10. heart w~s harden:d.by the Magiciam·, Exo?us 7· 22. 1he Maglctanr turmd the W(Jt~,·J' mt~ . bloodby their InchantmenfJ', andPharaoh .r heart ~M hardened &c. God gave them over to worke their lying wonders, and gave him over tobelieve their lies, and to behardened by them. God cloth flill the f.1me in his jufl: Judgement to this day, givitig men over t() ftrong delufionJ,to believe aJie,who hadcaft ojfthe Jgve to the truth,whereby they jhouldhave been fa· · ~ed.In this refpeB: it is that God is faid to lay aftumbling-block__before theApojiate,Ezek.3 .20. to deceive the fal[eprophet, Ezek.I4·9• And to have put a lying fPirit into the mouth 8f all A– hab;.r Prophet! &c. 1 King. 22. 23. This is a JudiciaUand fearfull hardne!S followingup– on thevolumaryand attralled. · 4· Then is there a Minif1eriall hardening, 4· Minifte~ God lets men injoy the Gofpel, and the ri_all hard~ means of Grace, but theyhavihg added to nmg. naturall haTdnefs of heart voluntary, and to contempt of truth their loveof etrour, _ · S ~- ' God
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