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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. IX.
Upon the early singing of birds.
Vpon the early singing of birds.
How am I reproved of sluggishness by these watchful Birds! which cheerfully entertain the very dawning of the morning, with their cheerful and delightful warblings! they set their little spirits all awork betimes, whilst my nobler spirits are bound with the bonds of soft and downy slumbers. For shame my soul! suffer not that Publican sleep to seize so much of thy time, yea, thy best and freshest time; reprove and chide thy sluggish body, as a good Bishop once did, when upon the same occasion he said, Surrexerunt passeres, & ster•unt Pontifices.
HOw am I reproved of sluggishness by these watchful Birds! which cheerfully entertain the very dawning of the morning, with their cheerful and delightful warblings! they set their little spirits all awork betimes, whilst my nobler spirits are bound with the bonds of soft and downy slumbers. For shame my soul! suffer not that Publican sleep to seize so much of thy time, yea, thy best and freshest time; reprove and chide thy sluggish body, as a good Bishop once did, when upon the same occasion he said, Surrexerunt passeres, & ster•unt Pontifices.