{"id":"5.6","chapter":5,"number":6,"text":"As for those wicked and ungodly Men, whom God, as a righteous Judge, for former Sin doth blind and harden; from them he not only withholdeth his Grace, whereby they might have been enlightned in their understanding, and wrought upon in their Hearts; but sometimes also withdraweth the Gifts which they had, and exposeth them to such Objects as their Corruptions makes occasion of Sin; and withal, gives them over to their own Lusts, the temptations of the World, and the power of Satan, whereby it comes to pass, that they harden themselves, even under those means which God useth for the softning of others.","segments":[{"text":"As for those wicked and ungodly Men, whom God, as a righteous Judge, for former Sin doth blind and harden; from them he not only withholdeth his","proofs":["Romans 1:24–25, 28","11:7–8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 1:24–25, 28","osis":["Rom.1.24-Rom.1.25","Rom.1.28"]},{"printed":"11:7–8","osis":["Rom.11.7-Rom.11.8"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Grace, whereby they might have been enlightned in their understanding, and wrought upon in their Hearts; but sometimes also withdraweth","proofs":["Deuteronomy 29:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Deuteronomy 29:4","osis":["Deut.29.4"]}],"note":null},{"text":"the Gifts which they had, and exposeth them to such","proofs":["Matthew 13:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 13:12","osis":["Matt.13.12"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Objects as their Corruptions makes occasion of Sin; and withal,","proofs":["Deuteronomy 2:30","2 Kings 8:12–13"],"refs":[{"printed":"Deuteronomy 2:30","osis":["Deut.2.30"]},{"printed":"2 Kings 8:12–13","osis":["2Kgs.8.12-2Kgs.8.13"]}],"note":null},{"text":"gives them over to their own Lusts, the temptations of the World, and the power of Satan, whereby it comes to pass, that they","proofs":["Psalm 81:11–12","2 Thessalonians 2:10–12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 81:11–12","osis":["Ps.81.11-Ps.81.12"]},{"printed":"2 Thessalonians 2:10–12","osis":["2Thess.2.10-2Thess.2.12"]}],"note":null},{"text":"harden themselves, even under those means which God useth for the softning of others.","proofs":["Exodus 8:15, 32","Isaiah 6:9–10","1 Peter 2:7–8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Exodus 8:15, 32","osis":["Exod.8.15","Exod.8.32"]},{"printed":"Isaiah 6:9–10","osis":["Isa.6.9-Isa.6.10"]},{"printed":"1 Peter 2:7–8","osis":["1Pet.2.7-1Pet.2.8"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1677":["5.6"],"lbcf1689-modernized":["5.6"],"phila1742":["5.6"],"savoy1658":["5.6"],"wcf1646":["5.6"]},"diffs":[{"source":"wcf1646","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"Sin","position":1},{"text":"s","position":16}]},{"source":"savoy1658","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"s","position":16}]},{"source":"phila1742","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"the","position":11}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}