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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.
London : Printed and are to be sold by Robert Boulter, l674
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.
The early chirping Sparrows may reprove
Such lazy Bishops as their beds do love.
Of many sluggards it may be said, as Tully said of Verres, the Deputy of Sicily, Quod nunquam solem nec orientem, nec occidentem viderat; that he never saw the Sun rising, being in bed after, nor setting, being in bed before.
Of many sl•ggards it may be said, as Tully said of Verres, the Deputy of Sicily, Quod nunquam solem nec orientem, nec occidentem viderat; that he never saw the Sun rising, being in bed after, nor setting, being in bed before.
'Tis pity, that Christians of all men should suffer sleep to cut such large thongs out of so narrow a hide, as their time on earth is. But alas! it is not so much early rising, as a wise improving those fresh and free hours with God, that will enrich the soul; else, as our Proverb saith, a man may be early up, and never the near; yea, far better it is to be found in bed sleeping, than to be up doing nothing, or that which is worse than nothing. O my soul! learn to prepossess thy self every morning with the thoughts of God, and suffer not those fresh and sweet operations of thy mind, to be prostituted to earthly things;