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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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THE PROEM.
Ye are God's Husbandry.
THE scope and design of the following Chapters, being the spiritual improvement of Husbandry, it will be necessary by way of Proem, to acquaint the Reader with the Foundation and general Rules of this Art in the Scriptures, thereby to procure greater respect unto, and prevent prejudice against composures of this kind.
To this end I shall entertain the Reader a little while upon what this Scripture affords us, which will give a fair Introduction to the following Discourse.