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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.
Those that spend their time and strength all their days, in manuring,1 and ploughing the fields, do maintain themselves and their families by their labours; their hands are sufficient for themselves and theirs.
Those that spend their time and strength all their dayes, in manuring,1 and plowing the fields, do maintain themselves and their families by their labours; their hands are sufficient for themselves and theirs.
- 114. Prop.
Even so hath God ordained, that they which preach the Gospel, 1should live of the Gospel, 1. Cor. 9. 14. The workman is worthy of his meat, Mat. 10. 10. 'Tis is sad thing, if those who break the bread of life to souls, should be suffered to want bread themselves. God would not have the mouth of the ox muzzled that treads out the corn, but have liberty to eat, as well as work: Yet, if any pretender to the Ministry be like the Heifer that loves to tread out the corn, (i. e.) cares to do no work, but such as brings in present pay▪ he therein sufficiently discovers his beast-like disposition. Ministers must be faithful in their Masters work, and if men do not, God will reward them. For, He is not unrighteous to forget their work, and labour of love, Heb. 6. 10.