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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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APPLICATION.
Many also there are under the Gospel, who are given over by God to judicial blindness, hardness of heart, a reprobate sense, and perpetual barrenness; so that how excellent soever the means are which they enjoy, and how efficacious soever, to the conversion, edification and salvation of others; yet they shall never do their souls good, Ezek. 47. 9, 11. Every thing wheresoever the River comes shall live but the miry places thereof, and the marshes thereof shall never be healed but be given to sal•; (i. e.) given to an obstinate and everlasting barrenness. Compare Deut. 9. 23. By these waters, saith judicious Mr. Strong, understand the doctrine of the Gospel;1 as Rev. 21. 2. a River of water of life, clear as ⟨p. 55⟩Crystal. Hic fluvius est uberima doctrina Christi, saith Mr. Brigh•man. This River is the most fruitful doctrine of Christ, yet these waters do not heal the miry marish places, (i. e.) men that live unfruitfully under Ordinances, who are compared to miry and marish places in three respects.
MAny also there are under the Gospel, who are given over by God to judicial blindness, hardness of heart, a reprobate sense, and perp••ual barrenness; so that how excellent soever the means are which they enjoy, and how efficacious soever, to the conve•sion, edification and salvation of others; yet they shall never do their souls good,