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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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The Husbandmans end in threshing the corn, is to separate §1it from the husks and chaff; and God's end in afflicting his people, is to separate them from their sins, Isa. 27. 9. In measure when it shooteth forth, he will debate with it, (i. e.) he will moderately correct them; and what the end of those corrections are, the next words inform us; By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged, and this is all the fruit to take away his sin. God uses afflictions, as we use soap, to cleanse away filthiness, and fetch out spots, Dan. 11. 35. he aims not at the destruction of their persons, but of their lusts.
The Husbandmans end in threshing the corn, is to separate §1it from the husks and chaff; and God's end in afflicting his people, is to separate them from their sins, Isa. 27. 9. In measure when it shooteth forth, he will debate with it, (i. e.) he will moderately correct them; and what the end of those corrections are, the next words inform us; By this therefore shall the iniquity of Iacob be purged, and this is all the fruit to take away his sin. God uses afflictions, as we use sope, to cleanse away filthiness, and fetch out spots, Dan. 11. 35. he aimes not at the destruction of their persons, but of their lusts.
If the Husbandman have cockle, darnel, or pernicious §2tares before him in the floor among his corn, he little regards whether it be bruised and battered to pieces by the threshold or no; 'tis a worthless thing, and he spares it not. Such cockle and tares are the enemies of God; and when these come under his flail, he strikes them without mercy; for these, the Lord prepares a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth, which shall beat them to dust,