Two discourses concerning the Holy Spirit, and His work the one, Of the Spirit…

or given up of God judicially unto Blindness and Hardness of Heart, it could not be, but that the prejudices which they had of themselves, or might receive from others against the Gospel, must of necessity be prevailed against and conquered. And as many of the Jews were so hardened and blinded at that time, Rom. 11. 7, 8, 9, 10. 1 Thes. 2. 14, 15, 16. so it is marvellous to consider with what Artifices Satan bestirred himself among the Gentiles by false and lying Signs and Wonders, with many other ways to take off from the Testimony given unto the Gospel by these Miraculous Operations.

or given up of God judicially unto Blindness and Hardness of Heart, it could not be, but that the prejudices which they had of themselves, or might receive from others against the Gospel, must of necessity be prevailed against and conquered. And as many of the Jews were so hardned and blinded at that time, Rom. 11. 7, 8, 9, 10. 1 Thes. 2. 14, 15, 16. so it is marvellous to consider with what Artifices Sathan bestirred himself among the Gentiles by false and lying Signs and Wonders, with many other ways to take off from the Testimony given unto the Gospel by these Miraculous Operations.

AND this was that which Miracles were designed unto towards unbelievers; namely to take away ⟨p. 188⟩prejudices from the Doctrine of the Gospel, and the Persons by whom it was taught, so disposing the Minds of Men unto an attendance unto it; and the Reception of it. For they were never means instituted of God for the ingenerating of Faith in any, but only to provoke and prevail with Men, to attend unprejudicately unto that whereby it was to be wrought. For Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God,