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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.
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OBSERVATION.
Among all earthly joys, these four sorts are noted in Scripture, as the most excellent and remarkable, (1) Nuptial joys, the day of Espousals is the day of the gladness of a mans heart, Cant. 3. 11. (2) The joy of children. Though now it seem but a common mercy to most, and a ⟨p. 153⟩den to some; yet the people of God were wont to esteem it a choice mercy, and rejoiced greatly in it. John. 16. 21. there's joy that a man is born into the world. (3) The joy of conquests and victories, when men divide the spoil. And lastly, The joy of Harvest; these two we find put together as principal matters of joy, Isa. 9. 3. They joy before thee, according to the joy in Harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. The joy of Harvest is no small joy; Gaudium messis, est messis gaudii, the joy of harvest, is the harvest of their joy. 'Tis usual with men, when they have reaped down their harvest, (or cut the neck, as they call it) to demonstrate their joy by shoutings, and loud acclamations.
AMong all earthly joyes, these four sorts are noted in Scripture, as the most excellent and remarkable, (1) Nuptial joyes, the day of Espousals is the day of the gladness of a mans heart, Cant. 3. 11. (2) The joy of children. Though now it seem but a common mercy to most, and a ⟨p. 153⟩