§. 108. Of the danger of Wilfulnesse.
THe Hebrew phrase whereby the wilfulnesse of the afore-said persons is set 〈◊〉〈◊〉 word for word is this, a 1.1 A people erring. They are so given to erre as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 will not be drawn from it: They will still remain such as they are; and never 〈◊〉〈◊〉 claim it. Witness Pharaoh and his servants, Exod. 9. 34. Witness, as these •…•…∣lites in the wilderness, so others after them. God set watchmen over them, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Hearken to the sound of the trumpet: but they said, We will not hearken, Je•…•…. 6. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Witness especially the Jews in Christs time, of whom it is said, Though Iesus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 done many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him, John 12. 37. A•…•… the Jews in the Apostles time it is said, that, They were filled with envy, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 against these things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blas•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Acts 13. 45.
Wilfulness takes away all spiritual sense, and exceedingly hardneth mens 〈◊〉〈◊〉 So as no sufficient means can be used to mollifie them, and to alter this their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 disposition.
How should this move us to take heed of giving any way to this wilfull and •…•…∣born disposition. It is a bitter root. We ought not to suffer any root of bi•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 spring up and trouble us, Heb. 12. 15.