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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 Fourth Corollary.
The Fourth Corrolary.
If the Church be God's Husbandry, then those that be employed in Ministerial work, ought to be men of great judgment and experience in soul affairs; for these are the labourers whom God, the mystical Husbandman employs and entrusts about his spiritual Husbandry. Should Husbandmen employ ignorant persons, that neither understand the rules, nor proper seasons of Husbandry; how much would such workmen damnify and prejudice him? he will not employ such to weed his fields, as know not wheat from tares; or to prune his trees, that think Midsummer as fit for that work as December; much less will God. He qualifies all that he sends, with wisdom for their work. His workmen approve themselves workmen indeed, such as need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth, 2 Tim. 2. 15. As Bezaleel was furnished with wisdom, before he was employed in Tabernacle work, so Christ instructs his servants, with skill and insight, before they are employed in Ministerial-work. He gives them a mouth and wisdom, Luke 21. 15. endues them with power from on high: as Christ was filled abundantly with the Spirit for his work, so according to proportion, are those that are sent by him, Joh. 20. 21, 22. As my Father hath sent me, so send I you. And as for those that run before they are sent, and understand not the Mysteries of the Gospel, I shall say no more of them, but this; Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.