The arrogancy of reason against divine revelations, repressed

A full instance you have of the like corrupt disposition, in John 6. When Christ doth but tell them that he is the Bread that came down from Heaven, the Jews murmur, Vers. 41. But when he insisted on it, that [He was the Living-Bread, and that he would give his Flesh for the life of the World, and that he that eateth him, should live for ever.] These Spiritual things they did not understand, but understood him carnally; and thereupon reject the truth, because they understood it not. So that Vers. 52. they fall a striving among ⟨p. 15⟩themselves against Christs words, saying, [How can this man give us his flesh to eat?] Even like Nicodemus [How can these things be?] they will not believe it is true, or that it can be, till they know themselves, How it can be? And when Christ yet pressed home the same mystery further, even some of his own [Disciples when they heard this, said, This is an hard saying, who can hear it.] Vers. 60. And though Christ proceed to open the mystery to them, and speak that more plainly which he had spoken Allegorically; yet its said, Vers. 66. That [From that time many of his Disciples went back, and walked no more with him;] insomuch, as he asketh the twelve, whether they would go also? intimating the greatness of the number of revolters, upon this sleight occasion; forsooth, because he spake that which they understood not, and would have taught them what they had not, humility and patience enough to learn; and because they did not reach it at the first hearing, therefore they thought it improbable and incredible: Many more such instances we might give you from Scripture, but alas, it is a truth that needs no further proof; there are as many living witnesses of it, as there are men on earth; the unregenerate being conquered by this corruption, and the regenerate weakened, and hindered much by the remnants of it.

A full instance you have of the like corrupt disposition, in John 6. When Christ doth but tell them that he is the Bread that came down from Heaven, the Jews murmur, Vers. 41. But when he insisted on it, that [He was the Living-Bread, and that he would give his Flesh for the life of the World, and that he that eateth him, should live for ever.] These Spiritual things they did not understand, but understood him carnally; and thereupon reject the truth, because they understood it not. So that Vers. 52. they fall a striving among