(seq. 2)

own country: but here again they
soon corrupted ymselves; and by
degrees contractd such a hardness of
heart, yt our Savior i(n his day), applies to them
this prophecy, as being eminently
fulfilled by yr opposition of to his
Gospel.

//As they rejected the Gospel preached
by the Son of God himself so they
forfeited in yr unbelief & impeni-
tence under ye preaching of his
Apostles: And thy St Paul tells you
yt what ye {Holy Ghost} make by Esaias to
yr Fathers, was fulfilled in you - The
heart of this {people} is waxed gross, & yr
ears are dull of hearing, & yr eyes
have they glazed, lest they should be
converted & I shall heal them.

//The Prophets were usually sent with
messages, {which} contained or implied offers
of peace - They were to instruct men
in ye will of God, to reprove ym for yr
iniquities & call ym to repentance
with ye promises of pardon -

//But here the Prophet is sent upon
a different errand; to tell ym, that
they were grown so perverse and
incorrigible, yt all means were likely
to prove ineffectual - and tho he preached
God's word (to them) it was with ye melancholly
(apprehension) yt they would not hear and regard it.
This message (is) designed as one of ye
last means of awakening - It seems to
speak ye parting language of divine grace.