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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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Occasional Meditations UPON BIRDS, BEASTS, TREES, FLOWERS, RIVERS,… › MEDITATIONS upon Beasts.
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.
MEDITATIONS upon Beasts.
MEDIT. I.
Upon the clogging of a straying Beast.
Vpon the clogging of a straying Beast.
Had this Bullock contented himself, and remained quietly within his own bounds, his Owner had never put such an heavy clog upon his neck; but I see the prudent Husbandman chooses rather to keep him with his clog, than lose him for want of one What this clog is to him, that is affliction and trouble to me; had my soul kept close with God in liberty and prosperity, he would never thus have clogged ⟨p. 249⟩me with adversity; yea, and happy were it for me, if I might stray from God no more, who hath thus clogged me with preventive afflictions. If with David I might say, Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I have kept thy word, Psal. 119. 67. O my soul! 'tis better for thee, to have thy pride clogged with poverty, thy ambition with reproach, thy canal expectancies with constant disappointments, than to be at liberty to run from God and duty.