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But the Israelites here dealt after a clean contrary manner: for the want of bread in the wilderness, being but for their bodies, did make them ⟨p. 206⟩to despise their great and wonderful deliverance out of Egypt, which was unto them a sign of their spiritual deliverance. And this is the nature of all worldlings; they had rather forgo many spiritual benefits, then one corporal commodity: they grieve more at the losing, and rejoice more at the having of wealth, then of godliness.

But the Israelites here dealt after a cleane contrary manner: for the want of bread in the wildernes, being but for their bodies, did make them ⟨p. 206⟩to despise their great and wonderfull deliuerance out of Egypt, which was vnto them a signe of their spirituall deliuerance. And this is the nature of all worldlings; they had rather forgoe many spirituall benefits, then one corporall commodity: they grieue more at the losing, and reioyce more at the hauing of wealth, then of godlinesse.

But to return to the point in hand, sith murmuring is so great a sin, it shall be profitable to consider of some remedies against it.

But to returne to the point in hand, sith murmuring is so great a sinne, it shall be profitable to consider of some remedies against it.

Now for as much as impatience proceedeth from infidelity, ¹the remedy thereof must be fetched from faith in Gods mercies, in the merits of Christ, in the hope of the resurrection, and in Gods fatherly providence.