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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 Church increases two ways, and by two divers means extensively, in breadth and numbers, and intensively, in vigour and power; peace and prosperity cause the first, sufferings and adversity the last; and well may a day of persecution ⟨p. 167⟩be called a winnowing day, for then were the people of God tossed to purpose, as corn in the sieve, though nothing but chaff be l•st thereby. Of such a winnowing day the Prophet speaks, Amos 9. 9, 10. I will sift the house of Israel among all Nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth, all the sinners of my people shall die. (q. d.) I will cause great agitations and tossings among you by the hands of the Assyrians and Babylonians, into whose Countries you shall be dispersed and scattered, yet I will so govern those your dispersions by my providence, that not one good grain, one upright soul shall eternally perish; but the sinners of my people, the refuse stuff, that shall perish.
The Church increases two wayes, and by two divers means extensively, in breadth and numbers, and intensively, in vigour and power; peace and prosperity cause the first, sufferings and adversity the last; and well may a day of persecution ⟨p. 167⟩be called a winnowing day, for then were the people of God tossed to purpose, as corn in the si•ve, though nothing but chaff be l•st thereby. Of such a winnowing day the Prophet speaks, Amos 9. 9, 10. I will sift the house of Israel among all Nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth, all the sinners of my people shall die. (q. d.) I will cause great agitations and tossings among you by the hands of the Assyrians and Babylonians, into whose Countryes you shall be disperst and scattered, yet I will so govern those your dispersions by my providence, that not one good grain, one upright soul shall eternally perish; but the sinners of my people, the refuse stuff, that shall perish.