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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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And lastly, by the many commands, whereby joy in the ways of the Lord is made the duty of the Saints. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, for praise is comely for the upright, Psa. 97. 12. Rejoice, and again I say rejoice. Phil. 4. 4. Where the command is doubled; yea, not only simple rejoicing, but the highest degree of that duty comes within the command, Psal. 132. 9, 16. Shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. And Luke 6. 22, 23. they are bid, to leap for joy, when about the difficultest part of their work, and that you may see there is sufficient ground for it, and that it is not like the mad mirth of sinners, be pleased to consider,
And lastly, by the many commands, whereby joy in the wayes of the Lord is made the duty of the Saints. Rejoyce in the Lord, ye righteous, for praise is comely for the upright, Psa. 97. 12. Rejoyce, and again I say rejoyce. Phil. 4. 4. Where the command is doubled; yea, not only simple rejoycing, but the highest degree of that duty comes within the command, Psal. 132. 9, 16. Shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. And Luke 6. 22, 23. they are bid, to leap for joy, when about the difficult'st part of their work, and that you may see there is sufficient ground for it, and that it is not like the mad mirth of sinners, be pleased to consider,
The nature of the work about which they are employed; it is the most excellent and heavenly employment that ever souls were acquainted with. O what a ravishing and delightsome thing it is, to walk with God! and yet by this, the whole work of a Christian is expressed,