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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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Though the Husbandman lays on, and beats his corn, as ⟨p. 162⟩§4if he were angry with it, yet he loves and highly prizes it, and though God strike and afflict his people, yet he sets a great value upon them? and it is equally absurd to infer God's hatred to his people from his afflicting of them, as the Husbandmans hatred of his corn, because he threshes and beats it Heb. 12. 6. Whom the Lord loveth he correcteth, and chasteneth every son whom he receiveth.
Though the Husbandman layes on, and beates his corn, as ⟨p. 162⟩§4if he were angry with it, yet he loves and highly prizes it, and though God strike and afflict his people, yet he sets a great value upon them? and it is equally absurd to infer God's hatred to his people from his afflicting of them, as the Husbandmans hatred of his corn, because he threshes and beats it Heb. 12. 6. Whom the Lord loveth he correcteth, and chasteneth every son whom he receiveth.
Though the Husbandman thresh and beat the corn, yet he will not bruise or hurt if he can help it; though some require more and harder strokes that others, yet none shall have more than it can endure. And though the Lord afflict his servants, yet he will do them no hurt, Jer. 25. 6. Some need more rods that others, but none shall have more than they can bear; the Lord knows the measures and degrees of his servants faith and patience, and accordingly shall their trials be, Psal. 103. 13, 14