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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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MEDIT. IV
Upon the sight of diver Linnets intermingling with a flock of Sparrows.
Vpon the sight of diver Lennets intermingling with a flock of Sparrows.
ME thinks these Birds do fitly resemble the gaudy Gallant, and the plain peasants; how spruce and richly adorned with shining and various coloured feathers, (like scarlet, richly laid with gold and silver lace) are those? how plainly clad, in a home-spun country russet are these? Fine feathers (saith our proverb) make proud Birds; and yet the feathers of the Sparrow, are as useful and beneficial, both for warmth and flight, though not so gay and ornamental as the others; and if both were stripped out of their feathers, ⟨p. 241⟩the Sparrow would prove the better Bird of the two; by which I see, that the greatest worth doth not always lye under the finest clothes. And besides, God can make mean and homely garments as useful and beneficial to poor despised Christians, as the ruffling and shining garments of wanton Gallants are to them, and when God shall strip men out of all external excellencies, these will be found to excel their glittering neighbours, in true worth and excellency.
ME thinks these Birds do fitly resemble the gaudy Gallant, and the plain peasants; how spruce and richly adorned with shining and various coloured feathers, (like scarlet, richly laid with gold and silver lace) are those? how plainly clad, in a home-spun countrey russet are these? Fine feathers (saith our proverb) make proud Birds; and yet the feathers of the Sparrow, are as useful and beneficial, both for warmth and flight, though not so gay and ornamental as the others; and if both were stript out of their feathers,