Jerome

But they say, That is in vain! We will follow our own plans, and will every one act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart. Those, he said, who have spoken otherwise: We will be strengthened, namely in evil works, or according to Aquila, we have despaired, and according to Symmachus, we have fallen away, both of which offend God; so that either he thinks he cannot be saved at all, or he has fallen away in his mind to appease God. And after our thoughts, he said, we will go. …

Commentary on Jeremiah ↗