the grejf eft ,8elf-murder. Secondly, this fame pleading brings up an · ill report upon piety and godlinefs ; generally men·think Religion is fo irkfome, and Holi· nefs is impoffible. Wecannot be\Saints, and we are not able to be fo holy;thefe pleas bring · anevill report on Religion.Like the Spies that . brought an evil report uponCanaan.Num. I 3. ·2 3. Whatfaies the Text in the verfe going be– fore? we be not able to get it, fay they, v. 3 I . this made the reft of the people think hardly of their going into Canaa'n : they generally · thougat ·it was to very little end, Oh they were not able to win.it :. fo ye brjng an evill report upon the Heavenly CanAan, the flefh is too firong, the devill too firong, temptations · tooftrong, and its)mpoffible to grapple with them-all, we are not able to get mafl:ery. I fay this brings up an evil report on·Religi- .· IOS .on, ye difcourage one another. I can~otget quickning, and I cannot deny my felf. Yee bring up an evill report upon thefe duties, and ye are guilty of the evill repott that goes ~p ·and down. · I, ·. Thirqly, this fame pleading is amurmuring againfi God,q. a. Why does God give me fu<;h Commandements that I .cannot obferve? Why does1 he charge me to root out a luft that I can.-· not root out ? this is to murmur againfi God, L,ike thofe murm·uringDifciples in the Gofpel, ' w.hen they were .to la they muft -feed upon Chrifr, and as th~ body feeds ul?on me~t? fo : I your fouls mufi:feed upon Chrtfi: ; .thts ts a· , bard faying, who can hear it, fay they ?Chrifr _c_pnjfrued this fpeech to be·murmuring, Joh. 6. I 3 6o, (
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