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Many men hearing of the often murmurings of the Israelites, do judge them the worst people under the Sun: but such do little consider, either the temptations whereby they were provoked to murmur, or the corruption of their own hearts, which will as bitterly murmur upon less occasion. For albeit they were an obstinate and stiff-necked people, yet herein they were vehemently tempted, that they came from plenty in Egypt, to scarcity in the wilderness, having neither meat nor drink for all that multitude, being six hundred thousand men, besides women and children. Wherefore let us cease to wonder at this people, and in them see our own corruption. For do not many amongst us, beholding the abundance which the Lord hath bestowed ⟨p. 205⟩upon Magistrates or Ministers, for the discharge of their duties, do they not (I say) rather murmur at it, then show themselves thankful for troubles that they are freed from, and for sufficiency that the Lord hath given them to live upon?

MAny men hearing of the often murmurings of the Israelites, doe iudge them the worst people vnder the Sunne: but such doe little consider, either the temptations whereby they were prouoked to murmure, or the corruption of their owne hearts, which will as bitterly murmure vpon lesse occasion. For albeit they were an obstinate and stiffe-necked people, yet heerein they were vehemently tempted, that they came from plenty in Egypt, to scarsity in the wildernesse, hauing neither meate nor drinke for all that multitude, being sixe hundred thousand men, besides women and children. Wherefore let vs cease to wonder at this people, and in them see our owne corruption. For do not many amongst vs, beholding the abundance which the Lord hath bestowed