An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

Lastly, The hard heart gets up to the tribunal of the persecutor, and from scorner commences opposer of good men, and of the good ways of God; he will do them the uttermost mischief he can, who would do him all the good they can. Get thee from me (saith Pharaoh to Moses, Exod. 10.28.) Take heed to thy self: See my face no more; for in the day that thou seest my face thou shalt die. Pharaohs hard heart spake hard words, and was preparing to give hard blows: he had only so much of honour and ingenuity left, as to warn the Prophet to avoid the blow. Which yet is more then hardness of heart leaves to all. Many an hard heart uses the hand before the tongue; and in stead of saying to his reprover, See my face no more, lest thou die, calls him before his face, that he may die, or seek his death behind his back, and lies in wait for revenge. And here hardness of heart is at hardest. It is now a fit cushion for Satan: He sits softest upon this stone; The devil is never so much pleased, as when man is most hardened; the seed of his temptations takes root and prospers best in this stony ground.

Lastly, The hard heart gets up to the tribunall of the persecutour, and from scorner commences opposer of good men, and of the good waies of God; he will doe them the uttermost mischief he can, who would doe him all the good they can. Get thee from me (saith Pharaoh to Moses, Exod. 10.28.) Take heed to thy self: See my face no more; for in the day that thou seest my face thou shalt die. Pharaohs hard heart spake hard words, and was preparing to give hard blows: he had only so much of honour and ingenuity left, as to warn the Prophet to avoid the blow. Which yet is more then hardnesse of heart leaves to all. Many an hard heart uses the hand before the tongue; and in stead of saying to his reprover, See my face no more, lest thou die, cals him before his face, that he may die, or seek his death behinde his back, and lies in wait for revenge. And here hardnesse of heart is at hardest. It is now a fit cushion for Satan: He sits softest upon this stone; The devil is never so much pleased, as when man is most hardened; the seed of his temptations takes root and prospers best in this stony ground.