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Two treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat…Tvvo treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat…
Two treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat of the flesh and spirit.Tvvo treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat of the flesh and spirit.
Cambridge: printed by John Legate printer to the University of Cambridge. 1593., 1593Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legate printer to the Vniversitie of Cambridge. 1593., 1593
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By reason of this combat, when corruption prevails against grace in the will & affections, there ariseth in the godly a certain deadness or hardness of heart, which is nothing else but a want of sense or feeling. Some may say, that this is a fearful judgement: but the answer is, that there be 2. kinds of hardness of heart: one which possesseth the heart, & is never felt: this is in them, who have their consciences seared with an hot1 iron, who by reason of custom in sin are past all feeling, who likewise despise the means of softening their harts. And indeed this is a fearful judgement. There is another hardness of heart2 which is felt: & this is not so dangerous as the former: for as we feel our sickness by contrary life & health: so hardness of hart when it is felt argues quickness of grace & softness of hart. Of this David often complained in the Psalms: of this the children of Israel speak when they say,3 Why hast thou hardened our harts from thy ways.
By reason of this cōbat, whē corruption prevails against grace in the wil & affectiōs, there ariseth in the godly a certain deadnes or hardnes of heart, which is nothing els but a wāt of sense or feeling. Some may say, that this is a fearfull iudgement: but the answer is, that there be 2. kinds of hardnes of heart: one which possesseth the heart, & is never felt: this is in them, who haue their cōsciences seared with an hot1 iron, who by reason of custome in sin are past all feeling, who likewise despise the meanes of softning their harts. And indeed this is a fearful iudgement. There is another hardnes of heart2 which is felt: & this is not so dangerous as the former: for as we feele our sicknes by contrary life & health: so hardnes of hart when it is felt argues quicknes of grace & softnes of hart. Of this Dauid often cōplained in the Psalmes: of this the childrē of Israel speak when they say,3 Why hast thou hardned our harts frō thy waies.