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Husbandry spiritualized, or, The heavenly use of earthly things consisting of many pleasant observations,…
Husbandry spiritualized, or, The heavenly use of earthly things consisting of many pleasant observations, pertinent applications, and serious reflections and each chapter concluded with a divine and suitable poem : directing husband-men to the most excellent improvements of their common employments : whereunto is added ... several choice occasional meditations / by John Flavell.Husbandry spiritualized, or, The heavenly use of earthly things consisting of many pleasant observations, pertinent applications, and serious reflections and each chapter concluded with a divine and suitable poem : directing husband-men to the most excellent improvements of their common imployments : whereunto is added ... several choice occasional meditations / by John Flavell.
London : Printed and are to be sold by Robert Boulter, l674
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
OBSERVATION.
There are (amongst many others) three critical and dangerous periods, betwixt the seed-time and Harvest. The first, when corn is newly committed to the earth, all that lies uncovered is quickly picked up by the birds; and much of that which is but slightly covered, is stocked up as soon as it begins to sprout, by Rooks and other devouring fowls, Mat. 13. 4. but if it escape the fowls, and gets root in the earth, yet then is it hazarded by noxious weeds, which purloin and suck away its nourishment, whilst it is yet in the tender blade. If by the care of the vigilant Husbandman it be freed from choking weeds; yet lastly, as great a danger as any of the former still attends it; for oftentimes, whilst it is blowing in the ear, blastings, and mildews, smite it in the stalk, which cuts off the juice and sap that should ascend to nourish the ear; and so shrivels and dries up the grain whilst it is yet immature, whereby it becomes like those ears of corn in Pharaohs vision, which were thin, and blasted with the East-wind;▪ or like the ears the Psalmist speaks of upon the house top, wherewith the reaper filleth not his arms.
THere are (amongst many others) three critical and dangerous periods, betwixt the seed-time and Harvest. The first, when corn is newly committed to the earth, all that lyes uncovered is quickly pickt up by the birds; and much of that which is but slightly covered, is stockt up as soon as it begins to sprout, by Rooks and other devouring fowls, Mat. 13. 4. but if it escape the fowls, and gets root in the earth, yet then is it hazarded by noxious weeds, which purloin and suck away its nourishment, whilst it is yet in the tender blade. If by the care of the vigilant Husbadman it be freed from choaking weeds; yet lastly, as great a danger as any of the former still attends it; for oftentimes, whilst it is blowing in the ear, blastings, and mildews, smite it in the stalk, which cuts off the juice and sap that should ascend to nourish the ear; and so shrivels and dries up the grain whilst it is yet immature, whereby it becomes like those ears of corn in Pharaohs vision, which were thin, and blasted with the East-wind; or like the ears the Psalmist speaks of upon the house top, wherewith the reaper filleth not his arms.