A39665:1788
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.
London : Printed and are to be sold by Robert Boulter, l674
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APPLICATION.
Such sights as these should make men thankful for the mercy of their Creation, and bless their bountiful Creator, that they were not made such creatures themselves. Some beasts are made ad esum, only for food, being no otherwise useful to man, as swine,&c. these are only fed for slaughter we kill and eat them, and regard not their cries and strugglings when the knife is thrust to their very hearts; others are only ad usum, for service, whilst living, but unprofitable when dead; as Horses, these we make to drudge and toil for us from day to day, but kill them not; others are both ad esum, & usum, for food when dead, and service whilst alive, as the Ox. These we make to plough our fields, draw our carriages, and afterwards prepare them for slaughter.
SUch sights as these should make men thankful for the mercy of their Creation, and bless their bountiful Creator, that they were not made such creatures themselves. Some beasts are made ad esum, only for food, being no otherwise useful to man, as swine,&c. these are only fed for slaughter we kill and eat them, and regard not their cryes and struglings when the knife is thrust to their very hearts; others are only ad usum, for service, whilst living, but unprofitable when dead; as Horses, these we make to drudge and toyl for us from day to day, but kill them not; others are both ad esum, & usum, for food when dead, and service whilst alive, as the Ox. These we make to plow our fields, draw our carriages, and afterwards prepare them for slaughter.