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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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To the same purpose speaks another Prophet, Zeph. 1. 1, 2. Gather your selves together, (or as some read) fan your selves, yea, fan your selves, before the decree bring forth, and the day pass as the chaff. He doth not mean, that the time shall pass as the chaff, but there is a day of affliction and distress coming in which the wicked shall pass as the chaff before the wind; and yet notwithstanding, all these winnowings upon earth, much chaff will still abide among the corn; therefore God hath appointed another day for the winnowing of the world, even the day of judgment, in reference to which it is said, Psal. 1. 4, 5. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away; therefore the ungodly shall not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; (i. e.) God hath a day wherein he will fifth the world, like corn in a sieve, and then the wicked shall appear to be but chaff, which God will eternally separate from his wheat. I will not strain the similitude, but fairly display it in these seven particulars.
To the same purpose speaks another Prophet, Zeph. 1. 1, 2. Gather your selves together, (or as some read) fan your selves, yea, fan your selves, before the decree bring forth, and the day pass as the chaff. He doth not mean, that the time shall pass as the chaff, but there is a day of affliction and distress coming in which the wicked shall pass as the chaff before the wind; and yet notwithstanding, all these winnowings upon earth, much chaff will still abide among the corn; therefore God hath appointed another day for the winnownig of the world, even the day of judgment, in reference to which it is said, Psal. 1. 4, 5. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away; therefore the ungodly shall not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; (i. e.) God hath a day wherein he will fift the world, like corn in a sieve, and then the wicked shall appear to be but chaff, which God will eternally separate from his wheat. I will not strain the similitude, but fairly display it in these seven particulars.