John Trapp on Ezekiel 36:26

Ver. 26. A new heart alſo will I give you] For the old heart will never hold out the hardſhip of holineſs: the old fab[illegible: 1 letter]ike muſt be taken down, and a new ſet up. See chap. 11.19. a new man both in conſtitution and converſation one muſt be, or elſe he is no man in Chriſt, 2 Cor. 5.17.

And I will take away the ſtony heart] The natural heart, which is hard and refractary; to every good work reprobate. Hord is that which reſiſteth the touch. The old heart is inflexible to Gods Spirit, inſenſible of his word and judgements, and impenetrable to his grace.Aug. Where then is mans freewill? Garriant illi, nos credamus: there is no ſuch thing, beleeve it. Nature is wholly ſtony: it is God alone that of theſe ſtones raiſeth up children to Abraham.

And I will give you an heart of fleſh] i. e. Tractable and capable of Divine impreſſions, ready to every good work, Tit. 3.1.