- for he hath:
- "Make the heartª of this¹ peopleª fat,²°¹ and make their earsª heavy,ª° and shutª° their eyes;ª lest¹ they seeª° with their eyes,ª and hearª° with their ears,ª and understandª° with their heart,ª and convert,ª° and be healed.ª°" {Isa 6:10} + "For¹ the LORDª hath poured outª° upon¹ you the spiritª of deep sleep,ª and hath closedª°¹ your eyes:ª¹ the prophetsª and your rulers,ª the seersª hath he covered.ª°" {Isa 29:10} + "So I gave them upª° unto their own hearts'ª lust:ª [and] they walked²°¹ in their own counsels.ª" {Psa 81:12} + "Andª inª themª is fulfilledª° the¹ prophecyª of Esaias,ª which² saith,ª° By hearingª ye shall hear,ª° andª shall²° notª understand;ª° andª seeingª° ye shall see,ª° andª shall²° notª perceive:ª° ... Forª thisª people'sª heart²¹ is waxed gross,ª° andª [their] earsª are dull² of hearing,ª°¹ andª their²¹ eyesª they have closed;ª° lest at any timeª they should seeª° with [their] eyes,²¹ andª hearª° with [their] ears,ª andª should understandª° with [their] heart,ª andª should be converted,ª° andª I should healª° them.ª" {Mtt 13:14-15} + "Whoª inª timesª pastª° sufferedª° allª nationsª to walkª° in their own²¹ ways.ª" {Act 14:16} + "Andª even asª they did²° notª likeª° to retainª° Godª inª [their] knowledge,ª Godª gave²° them² overª°¹ toª a reprobateª mind,ª to doª° those things which are²° not² convenient;ª°¹" {Rom 1:28} + "(According asª it is written,ª° Godª hath givenª° themª the spiritª of slumber,ª eyesª that they should²° notª see,ª° andª earsª that they should²° notª hear;)ª° untoª thisª day.ª ... Let²° their²¹ eyesª be darkened,ª° that they may²° notª see,ª° andª bow downª° their²¹ backª alway.ª" {Rom 11:8-10} + "Butª if²¹¹ ourª gospelª beª° hid,ª° it isª° hidª° toª them that are lost:ª° ... Inª whomª the¹ godª of thisª worldª hath blindedª° the¹ mindsª of them which believe not,ª lestª² the¹ lightª of the¹ gloriousª gospelª of Christ,ª whoª isª° the imageª of God,ª should shineª° unto them.ª" {2Co 4:3-4} + "[Even him], whoseª comingª isª° afterª the workingª of Satanª withª allª powerª andª signsª andª lyingª wonders,ª ... Thatª they allª might be damnedª° who² believedª° notª the¹ truth,ª butª had pleasureª° inª unrighteousness.ª¹" {2Th 2:9-12}
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