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matthew_n chap._n 13._o first_o he_o set_v down_o god_n blind_a their_o eye_n and_o harden_v their_o heart_n in_o the_o 14_o verse_n and_o then_o he_o set_v down_o the_o people_n wilful_a shut_n of_o their_o own_o eye_n and_o harden_v of_o their_o own_o heart_n in_o the_o 15_o verse_n as_o the_o very_a cause_n of_o the_o former_a for_o say_v he_o this_o people_n heart_n be_v wax_v gross_a and_o their_o eye_n have_v they_o close_v etc._n etc._n because_o they_o wilful_o close_v their_o own_o eye_n and_o will_v not_o see_v so_o much_o as_o they_o may_v have_v see_v by_o the_o improvement_n of_o the_o mean_n therefore_o god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o further_a blindness_n because_o they_o wilful_o harden_v their_o own_o heart_n against_o judgement_n and_o mercy_n therefore_o god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o further_a hardness_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o we_o be_v all_o natural_o blind_a and_o hard-hearted_a but_o when_o unto_o this_o natural_a blindness_n and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n we_o 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