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The husbandmans calling showing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandmanThe husbandmans calling shewing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandman
The husbandmans calling showing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandman : being the substance of XII sermons preached to a country congregation / by Richard Steele.The husbandmans calling shewing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandman : being the substance of XII sermons preached to a country congregation / by Richard Steele.
London: printed by M.S., 1668
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The choicest of his thoughts are prone to be spent on these things, and his Soul cleaveth to the dust. Poor man! though he be never likely to have great things in the world, yet his head is full of Proclamations (as we say) and his heart of distractions. Much ado to dwell on Earth, and live in Heaven at the same time, or for him to have the heart set on the other world, that hath this world set in his heart.
The choicest of his thoughts are prone to be spent on these things, and his Soul cleaveth to the dust. Poor man! though he be never likely to have great things in the world, yet his head is full of Proclamations (as we say) and his heart of distractions. Much adoe to dwell on Earth, and live in Heaven at the same time, or for him to have the heart set on the other world, that hath this world set in his heart.
But that I may not discover the diseases of this Calling, without prescribing some cure thereof; I shall add to each Temptation an Antidote or two, if you will resolve not only to approve them, but apply them.
But that I may not discover the diseases of this Calling, without prescribing some cure thereof; I shall add to each Temptation an Antidote or two, if you will resolve not onely to approve them, but apply them.
1. One Preservative from this Temptation 1will be, to consider the Nature of your souls; So excellent, that they are capable to know and enjoy God himself; they are company for an Angel, they are Nobly Descended: Now to degrade these, to bury them in a furrow, to make them stoop to the slavish service of the world, is unworthy and unreasonable;