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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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It is a great trouble to Husbandmen in a busy time,1 to be put off from their labours by stormy weather, which drives them out of the fields, and makes them let all lye, till it clear up again; yet, mean-while, they are not idle, but employ themselves in home work.
It is a great trouble to Husbandmen in a busie time,1 to be put off from their labours by stormy weather, which drives them out of the fields, and makes th•m let all lye, till it clear up again; yet, mean-while, they are not idle, but imploy themselves in home work.
- 115. Prop.
Even so in God's Husbandry,1 'tis an unspeakable affliction to God's workmen to be rendered useless and unserviceable to the Churches, by those storms of trouble, which drive them from their public Ministerial work. With what a heavy heart did Paul go off from his work at Ephesus, Act. 20. It spends a Minister to preach, but more to be silent. 'Tis a loud speaking judgment, when God shall say to them as to Ezekiel, Son of man, I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, and thou shalt be dumb, Ezek. 3. 26. Such silencing providences, speaking thundering language to gracious hearts, yet even then, the keepers of the vineyard have a private vineyard of their own to look after, they have much homework when no out-work.
Even so in God's Husbandry,