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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 then (2ly) The rain falls by divine direction and §2appointment; He causes it to rain upon one city and not upon another, Amos, 4. 7. You shall often see a cloud dissolve and spend it self upon one place, when there is not a drop within a few miles of it. Thus is the Gospel sent to shed its rich influences upon one place, and not upon another; It pours down showers of blessings upon on Town or Parish, whilst others are dry like the ground which lay near to Gideons wet fleece. To you is the word of this salvation sent, Act. 13. 26. Sent it comes not by chance, but by Commission and appointment, and its sent to you by special direction. Ministers can no more go whither they please, than the failing clouds can move against the wind. Paul and Timothy, two fruitful clouds (that sent down many sweet refreshing showers upon every ⟨p. 83⟩place whither they came) the Lord sent them through Phrygia and Galatia but forbade them to preach the word in Asia, Acts. 16. 6. And when they essayed to go into Bithynia, the spirit suffered them not, v. 7. But a man of Macedonia appears to Paul in a vision, and prayed him, saying, come over to Macedonia and help us, v. 9. Thus you see, how the mystical, as well as the natural clouds, are moved according to divine counsel; and though Ministers are not now disposed to their respective places, in such an extraordinary way, yet there is still a special hand of the Spirit guiding their motions, which is seen partly in qualifying them or such a people, and partly in drawing out their hearts to elect and call them, and inclining their hearts to accept the call.
And then (2ly) The rain falls by divine direction and §2appointment; He causes it to rain upon one city and not upon another, Amos, 4. 7. You shall often see a cloud dissolve and spend it self upon one place, when there is not a drop within a few miles of it. Thus is the Gospel sent to shed its rich influences upon one place, and not upon another; It pours down showers of blessings upon on Town or Parish, whilst others are dry like the ground which lay neer to Gideons wet fleece. To you is the word of this salvation sent,