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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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Act. 26. 7. in prayer, serving God instantly; or in a stretched-out manner; yea, pouring out their hearts before him, Psal. 62. 8 as if the body were left like a dead corps upon the knees, whilst the spirit is departed from it, and ascended to God. This is the manner of his work: judge then how much harder this work is, than to spend the sweat of the brow in manual labour.
The Husbandman finds his work as he left it, he can begin one day, where he left the other; but it is not so with the Christian, a bad heart, and a busy devil, disorder and spoil his work every day. The Christian finds not his heart in the morning, as he left it at night; and even when he is about his work, how many set-backs doth he meet with? Satan stands at his right hand (the working hand) to resist him, Zech. 3. 1. when he would do good, evil (the evil of his own heart and nature) is present with him.
The Husbandman finds his work as he left it, he can begin one day, where he left the other; but it is not so with the Christian, a bad heart, and a busie devil, disorder and spoyl his work every day. The Christian finds not his heart in the morning, as he left it at night; and even when he is about his work, how many set-backs doth he meet with? Satan stands at his right hand (the working hand) to resist him, Zech. 3. 1. when he would do good, evil (the evil of his own heart and nature) is present with him.