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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.
This Observation in nature, serves excellently to shadow forth this proposition in Divinity. That the work of the Spirit in convincing and humbling the heart of a sinner, is a work wherein much of the wisdom, as well as power of God is discovered. The work of repentance and saving ⟨p. 64⟩contrition,1 is set forth in Scripture by this Metaphor of ploughing, Jer. 4. 3. Hos. 10. 12: Plough up your fallow ground; that is,2 be convinced, humbled, and broken hearted for fin. And the resemblance betwixt both these works, appears in the following particulars.
THis Observation in nature, serves exc•llently to shadow forth this proposition in Divi•ity. That the work of the Spirit in convincing and humbling the heart of a sinner, is a work wherein much of the wisdom, as well as power of God is discovered. The work of repentance and saving ⟨p. 64⟩contrition,1 is set forth in Scripture by this Metaphor of plowing, Ier. 4. 3. Hos. 10. 12: Plow up your fallow ground; that is,2