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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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The earlier the Seed is sown, the better it is rooted and enabled to endure the asperities of the Winter; so when grace is early infused, when nature is sanctified in the bud, grace is thereby exceedingly advantaged. 'Twas Timothy's singular advantage, that he knew the scriptures of a Child.
The earlier the Seed is sown, the better it is rooted and enabled to endure the asperities of the Winter; so when grace is early infused, when nature is sanctified in the bud, grace is thereby exceedingly advantaged. 'Twas Timothies singular advantage, that he knew the scriptures of a Child.
Frosts and snows conduce very much to the well rooting of the seed, and makes it spread and take root much the better. So do Sanctified afflictions, which usually the people of God meet with after their calling, and often in their very Seed-time, 1 Thes. 1. 6. And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction. But if they have fair weather then, to be sure they shall meet with weather hard enough afterwards, Heb. 10. 32: But call to remembrance the former days, in which after the were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions.
Frosts and snows conduce very much to the well rooting of the seed, and makes it spread and take root much the better. So do Sanctified afflictions, which usually the people of God meet with after their calling, and often in their very Seed-time, 1 Thes. 1. 6. And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction. But if they have fair weather then, to be sure they shall meet with weather hard enough afterwards, Heb. 10. 32