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2. Insensibility of Heart is an eminent degree of despising the Lord's Chastenings. A pensive feeling of Judgments is very congruous, whether we consider them in genere Physico, or Morali; either materially as afflictive to Nature, or as the signs of Divine Displeasure: for the Affections were planted in the Human Nature by the Hand of God himself, and are duly exercised in proportion to the quality of their Objects. And when Grace comes, it softens the Breast, and gives a quick and tender sense of God's Frown. An eminent Instance we have in David, tho of Heroical Courage; yet in his sad ascent to Mount Olivet, he went up ¹weeping with his Head covered, and ⟨p. 140⟩his Feet bare, to testify his humble and submissive sense of God's Anger against him. Now when Men are insensible of Judgments, either considered as natural or penal Evils; if when they suffer the loss of Relations or other Troubles, they presently fly to the Comforts of the Heathens, that we are all mortal, and what can't be helped must be endured, without the Sense Humanity requires; that Calm is like that of the dead Sea, a real Curse: Or suppose natural Affection works a little, yet there is no Apprehension and Concernment for God's Displeasure, which should be infinitely more affecting than any outward Trouble, how sharp soever, no serious deep Humiliation under his Hand, no yielding up our selves to his Management; this most justly provokes him: of this Temper were those described by Jeremiah, Thou hast stricken them, but they have not ⟨p. 141⟩²grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they refused to receive Correction.

2. Insensibility of Heart is an eminent degree of despising the Lord's Chastenings. A pensive feeling of Judgments is very congruous, whether we consider them in genere Physico, or Morali; either materially as afflictive to Nature, or as the signs of Divine Displeasure: for the Affections were planted in the Human Nature by the Hand of God himself, and are duly exercised in proportion to the quality of their Objects. And when Grace comes, it softens the Breast, and gives a quick and tender sense of God's Frown. An eminent Instance we have in David, tho of Heroical Courage; yet in his sad ascent to Mount Olivet, he went up