OP 8PTIiITï1AL 14IINDEY7NESg. 65 aversation and an enmity. And although this frame doth not instantly discover itself, yet it will do soupon any especial trial. So was it with the hearers of our Saviour, John vi. There was a great impressionmade on their affections, by what he taught them concerning the bread of God, that came down from heaven, and gave life to the world. For they cried thereon, Lord, evermore give us of this bread, v. 34. But when the mystery of it was further explained to them, the ed it not, but cried, This is a hard saying, who can bear' it'? v. 605 and thereon fell off both from him and his doctrine, although theyhad followed him so long as to be esteemed his disciples, v. 66. I say, therefore, whensoever wren's affections are not renewed, whatever other change may have - been wrought upon them, as they have no true delight in any spiritual things, or truths, for themselves, and in their own nature, so there are some instances, wherein they will maintain their natural enmity and aversation to them. This is the first difference between affec- tions spiritually renewed, and those which, from any other causes, may have some kind of change wrought in them. CHAPTER XIV. The second difference between .fiffections spiritually re- newed, and those which have been only changed by light and conviction. Grounds and reasons of men's delight in duties ofdivine worship, and of their dili- gence in theirperformance, whose minds are not spi- ritually minded. THE second difference lieth herein, That there may be a change in the affections, wherein men may have 23
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