4387. [These words were said] because self-love and love of the world clung to the seed of these descendants, from Jacob. For from that time, it had been the nature of that people to despise all in comparison with themselves, to want themselves alone to be the chosen, and everyone in the world, even heaven, to perish, just so that they would be lords of it all; and would hardly let in the rest, even as the vilest servants. I am in a position to know this so very well, from so much [Jews]