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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
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Even thus it fares, in both respects with the best of men; the more holy, the more envied and persecuted; every one that passes by will have a fling at them. Methinks I see, how devils and wicked men walk round about the people of God whom he hath enclosed in arms of power, like so many boys about an Orchard, whose lips water to have a fling at them. But God turns all the stones of reproach into precious stones to his people, they bear the better for being thus battered.
Even thus it fares, in both respects with the best of men; the more holy, the more envied and persecuted; every one that passes by will have a fling at them. Methinks I see, how devils and wicked men walk round about the people of God whom he hath enclosed in armes of power, like so many boys about an Orchard, whose lips water to have a fling at them. But God turns all the stones of reproach into precious stones to his people, they bear the better for being thus batter'd.
And in them is that ancient observation verified.
Creseunt virtutem palmae, crescuntque Coronae