i S TheVoFtrine ofSelfe.deniall. 2. { Rotn7,A4. 3 4 difficult for a man to deny himfelfe : it is a hard . thing todeny a (Irangerbeing importunate; it is harder todeny a fi iend,a wife,ora Tonne : but it is hardeft to deny a mans felfe,to denya firong loft, a naturali inclination, which is ever beg ging and asking, that islikcacontinuall drop .. ping, this is diflî cult. Secondly , looke on the Law , and it is . difficult, the Law is f]irituall, Wee are carnall, foldunder finne, and yet muff be fquared by lt. Thirdly, it is difficult in regard ofouraffe- dions : there make the wayes ofGod difficult: wee are togoe on in the miede way, but our affeecionsbias us another way,. weeno fooner love things bat weeover-love them : foweare ready to over -joy and grieve for things : thefe affeíionsdifiemperthemind°, and the minde being diftempered, we are likea barrcll flirted and turned up-fide d©wne, nothingbut mud cornes from it. Fourthly, looke on our natures, and it is difficult. VVhat is inman, in common orcor- rupt nature?Theway es ofGod are abovecote mon nature, above our reach and up the hill; they.gre moredifficult to corrupt natures : all Gods wayes are contrary to it, and it to them ; there is a contention, a contra- riety betweenthem , and fo a great difficul- ty, Fifthly,
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