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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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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.
Husbandmen carry out their Compost; to fertilize their arable ground,1 they dung it, dress it, and keep it in heart; and in these Western parts are at great charges to bring lime, and salt water sand to quicken their thin and cold soil.
Husbandmen carry out their Compost; to fertilize their arable ground,1 they dung it, dress it, and keep it in heart; and in these Western parts are at great charges to bring lime, and salt water sand to quicken their thin and cold soyl.
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Lord, 1let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it and dung it; and if it bear fruit well, if not, cut it down, Luke 13. 8. O the rich dressing which God bestows upon his Churches! they are costly fields indeed, dressed and fertilized, not only by precious Ordinances and Providences, but also by the sweat, yea, blood of the dispensers of them.2 You Londoners (saith Mr. Lockier) are trees watered choicely indeed; 'tis storied of the Palm-tree, that at its first transplanting into Italy, 'twas watered with wine, I cannot say (saith he) that ⟨p. 5⟩you have been so watered by me, I dare not; but this I can humbly and truly say, that if our choicest strength and spirits may be named instead of water, wine; or if the blessing which hath gone along with these waters, at any time, hath turned them into wine, in vigour upon your souls; then hath God by me, watered your roots with wine.