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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 no less should be worldling tremble, to consider how he hath cast off the duties of religion,1 made them stand aside and give place to the world. Instead of desiring so much only as might make him serviceable to God, he thrusts aside the service of God to get as much of the world as he can, who is so far from making godliness the end of his creaturecomforts, that he rather looks upon it as an obstacle and hinderance to them. May not the very heathens make me blush? could Aristotle deliver this as a true rule to prosperity, to make Religion our first and chief care? could Aristippus say, he would rather neglect his means than his mind? his Farm than his soul? Will the very Mahometans, how urgent soever their business be, lay it all aside, five times in the day to pray? yea, is it common to a Proverb among the very Papists ⟨p. 42⟩that Mass and meat hinders on man, and yet I that profess my self a Christian, thrust out duty for every trifle? Oh wretched soul! how hath the God of this World blinded mine eyes? can the world indeed do that for me, that Christ can do? hath it ever proved true to them that trusted it and doted on it? Hath it not at last turned them off as men turn off a Sumpter horse at night, that hath been a drudge to carry their Gold and silver for them all day, and at last is turned out with an empty belly and a galled back? O how righteous will that sentence of God be? Go cry to the gods whom thou hast served!
And no less should be worldling tremble, to consider how he hath cast off the duties of religion,1 made them stand aside and give place to the world. Instead of desiring so much only as might make him serviceable to God, he thrusts aside the service of God to get as much of the world as he can, who is so far from making godliness the end of his creaturecomforts, that he rather looks upon it as an obstacle and hinderance to them. May not the very heathens make me blush? could Aristotle deliver this as a true rule to prosperity, to make Religion our first and chief care? could Aristippus say, he would rather neglect his means than his mind? his Farm than his soul? Will the very Mahometans, how urgent soever their business be, lay it all aside, five times in the day to pray? yea, is it common to a Proverb among the very Papists