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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
MEDIT. II.
Upon the sight of many small Birds chirping about a dead Hawk.
Vpon the sight of many small Birds chirping about a dead Hawk.
Hearing a whole quire of Birds chirping and twinking together, it engaged my curiosity a little to enquire into the occasion of that convocation, which mine eye quickly informed me of; for I perceived a dead Hawk in the bush, about which they made such a noise, seeming to triumph at the death of their enemy; and I could not blame them to sing his knell, who like a Cannibal was wont to feed upon their living bodies; tearing them limb from limb, and scaring them with his frightful appearance. This Bird which living was so formidable, being dead the poorest Wren or Titmouse fears not to chirp or hop over. This brings to my thoughts the base and ignoble ends of the greatest Tyrants and greedy ingroffers of the world, of whom (whilst living) men were more afraid than birds of a Hawk, but dead became objects of contempt and scorn. The death of such Tyrants is both inglorious and unlamented; When the wicked perish, there is shouting, Prov. 11. 10. Which was exemplified to the life at the death of Nero of whom the Poet thus sings, Cum mors crudelem rapuisset saeva Neronem Credibile est multos Roman agitasse jacos. When cruel Nero died the' Historian tells. How Rome did mourn with Bonfires, plays and bells.
HEaring a whole quire of Birds chirping and twinking together, it ingaged my curiosity a little to enquire into the occasion of that convocation, which mine eye quickly inform'd me of; for I perceived a dead Hawk in the bush, about which they made such a noise, seeming to triumph at the death of their enemy; and I could not blame them to sing his knell, who like a Cannibal was wont to feed upon their living bodies; tearing them limb from limb, and scaring them with his frightful appearance. This Bird which living was so formidable, being dead the poorest Wren or Titmouse fears not to chirp or hop over. This brings to my thoughts the base and ignoble ends of the greatest Tyrants and greedy ingroffers of the world, of whom (whilst living) men were more afraid than birds of a Hawk, but dead became objects of contempt and scorn. The death of such Tyrants is both inglorious and unlamented; When the wicked perish, there is shouting,