Well,1 It is not every seed will serve the turn.2 Be sowers, but sow in Righteousness, let it be Righteousness, let it be precious seed, In Psalm, 126. 6. They shall bear precious seed with them: Oh! there's many that sow venomous seed, that will bring forth poysonful fruit, all their days they have been sowing nothing but seed of unrighteousness, yea, this field that God hath given to us, of opportunity of service for him, What have many done? what have they sown? they have sown salt in it: that is, They have sown their Passions, they have sown Contention, and ⟨p. 448⟩they have sown the seeds of Discord, for that hath been the cause that our field that we have had, those opportunities that we have enjoyed for God hath bin so barren, there hath been so much salt, the salt spirits of men and women have been so manifested in their Passion and Frowardness, and their Contentions one against another, that it hath made us barren:3 In Prov. 6. 14. Frowardness is in his heart; he deviseth mischief continually, he soweth discord. And vers. 19. it is made one of the things that the Soul of God doth hate, That a man should sow Discord. 4And so in Prov. 16. 28. Froward men sow strife. Oh! how many are there amongst us that go from one place to another, and tell you such a tale, and such a report, and sow nothing but strife and discord? Oh! it's that that the Lord hates. What! in such a time as this is to sow Discord! there could never have been a time wherein the sowing of Discord could have been so abominable as in such a time as this is;5 Oh! let men take heed of sowing Discord; God calls for the seed of Righteousness.
Well,1 It is not every seed will serve the turn.2 Be sowers, but sow in Righteousness, let it be Righteousness, let it be precious seed, In Psalm, 126. 6. They shall bear precious seed with them: Oh! there's many that sow venemous seed, that will bring forth poysonful fruit, all their daies they have been sowing nothing but seed of unrighteousness, yea, this field that God hath given to us, of opportunity of service for him, What have many done? what have they sown? they have sown salt in it: that is, They have sown their Passions, they have sown Contention, and ⟨p. 448⟩they have sown the seeds of Discord, for that hath been the cause that our field that we have had, those opportunities that we have enjoyed for God hath bin so barren, there hath been so much salt, the salt spirits of men and women have been so manifested in their Passion and Frowardness, and their Contentions one against another, that it hath made us barren:3 In Prov. 6. 14. Frowardness is in his heart; he deviseth mischief continually, he soweth discord. And vers. 19. it is made one of the things that the Soul of God doth hate, That a man should sow Discord. 4And so in Prov. 16. 28. Froward men sow strife. Oh! how many are there amongst us that go from one place to another, and tell you such a tale, and such a report, and sow nothing but strife and discord? Oh! it's that that the Lord hates. What! in such a time as this is to sow Discord! there could never have been a time wherein the sowing of Discord could have been so abominable as in such a time as this is;5 Oh! let men take heed of sowing Discord; God calls for the seed of Righteousness.
- 1Obs. 8.
- 2Ps. 126. 6.
- 3Prov. 6. 14. 19.
- 4Chap. 16. 28.
- 5This time most unfit to sow the tares of discord.
