But happily thy stiffness is more and worse and more §2dangerous than thy weakness, though thy mind be enlightened ⟨p. 103⟩cavils removed the truth made clear, thy […] settled, what should be done; but Oh! the […] stiffness of this wayward will, that hath […] all promises and distrusted them, all threatenings […] slighted them; so that the distressed sinner will […], I have a heart that cannot repent or believe, that […] receive grace, that cannot give way to the power of Gods ordinances or make choice of any good, […] that I am even weary of my heart and of my life […]: Yet, God can pluck away this unteachableness […] thy heart though thou canst not take away thy […] from it; Of his own good will he hath begotten […] Jam. 1. 18. Its not in the will of Satan nor in thy own will to hinder it if God will do it, it's his work he hath challenged it to himself, and hath engaged himself do it for all His, I will take away the heart of stone, Ezek. 36. 26. Say thou, Lord I cannot do it, and […] truth I should not do it, for that were to arrogate more than I should, and to press into the privilege of the Almighty I only wait upon thee and bring my heart to thee, that thou wouldest bring me to thy self, […] the Leper said Mat. 8. 3. If thou wilt thou canst make me clean, I have neither will nor power, I can […] do it nor receive it, but thou canst do both for me and work both in me; It was the ground of […] which the Lord gave to his people in building the material Temple, when they looked at the greatness of the work, and their many oppositions, Zach. 4. 7. Who art thou O great mountain thou shalt become a plain, difficulties are compared to mountains, when a man sees a mountain lye before him, he thinks it is inaccessible, and impossible for him to go over it, so when a man sees the pride and stubbornness and rebellion of his own spirit, he thinks […] is impossible for him to subdue these, but if the Lord will he can say unto it, who art thou O great mountain? ⟨p. 104⟩and though it be mountainous pride and stiffness and corruption yet he can make it become a plain, when he will humble thy heart and set up the power of […] grace within thee; As when the Angel came to […] Peter the Iron Gate was opened, so though all the […] we can take cannot pull the iron Gate off a proud heart off the hinges, yet when the Lord will come the iron Gate will give way of it's own accord.
But happily thy stifness is more and worse and more §2dangerous than thy weakness, though thy mind be enlightned ⟨p. 103⟩cavils removed the truth made clear, thy 〈…〉 settled, what should be done; but Oh! the 〈…〉 stifness of this wayward will, that hath 〈…〉 al promises and distrusted them, al threatnings 〈…〉 slighted them; so that the distressed sinner wil 〈…〉, I have a heart that cannot repent or beleeve, that 〈…〉 receive grace, that cannot give way to the power of Gods ordinances or make choise of any good, 〈…〉 that I am even weary of my heart and of my life 〈…〉: Yet, God can pluck away this unteachableness 〈…〉 thy heart though thou canst not take away thy 〈…〉 from it; Of his own good will he hath begotten 〈…〉 Jam. 1. 18. Its not in the wil of Satan nor in thy own will to hinder it if God wil do it, it's his work he hath challenged it to himself, and hath engaged himself do it for al His, I will take away the heart of stone, Ezek. 36. 26. Say thou, Lord I cannot do it, and 〈…〉 truth I should not do it, for that were to arrogate more than I should, and to press into the priviledg of the Almighty I only wait upon thee and bring my heart to thee, that thou wouldest bring me to thy self, 〈…〉 the Leaper said Mat. 8. 3. If thou wilt thou canst make me clean, I have neither wil nor power, I can 〈…〉 do it nor receive it, but thou canst do both for me and work both in me; It was the ground of 〈…〉 which the Lord gave to his people in building the material Temple, when they looked at the greatness of the work, and their many oppositions, Zach. 4. 7. Who art thou O great mountain thou shalt become a plain, difficulties are compared to mountains, when a man sees a mountain lye before him, he thinks it is inaccessible, and impossible for him to go over it, so when a man sees the pride and stubborness and rebellion of his own spirit, he thinks is impossible for him to subdue these, but if the Lord wil he can say unto it, who art thou O great mountain?
