God wrestles with man. Conscience is the wrestling ground. The soul of the creature is in rebellion against the Creator. A holy God is of necessity a sin-hating God. But this final part of the sentence is not immediately carried out.
Divine forbearance is seen.
God in His wondrous longsuffering waits to be gracious to the rebel. His eternal purposes of covenant love to sinners chosen in Christ cannot be frustrated. It is found in the sinner's resistance to God. God on His part resists the proud rebel. How hard is that heart that is unaffected, unmelted and left impenitent under these ordinary operations of the Holy Spirit.