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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.
SECT. VII.1
- 1§. 7.
VII. The Seventh special Grace the Husbandman 1hath need of is, Faith. He must learn to live by Faith. Providence seems sometimes to frown, Promises they at the same time smile; now what shall the Husbandman ⟨p. 201⟩do without Faith? The winter is long, and he longs for the spring and seedness: but the weather threatens he shall have no seedness at all. The Summer's long, and he longs for harvest; but the weather then threatens, he shall have no harvest: Here's the frowns of Providence. But now the Husbandman turns to the Promise, and it smiles, Gen. 8.22. While the Earth remaineth, seedness and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. And this his faith tells him is certain and true, and therefore he doth his work, and leaves God to his; and while others are in a fright, hang down the head and repine, he believes in God, and is cheerful at the heart.
VII. THe Seventh special Grace the Husbandman 1hath need of is, Faith. He must learn to live by Faith. Providence seems sometimes to frown, Promises they at the same time smile; now what shall the Husbandman ⟨p. 201⟩do without Faith? The winter is long, and he longs for the spring and seedness: but the weather threatens he shall have no seedness at all. The Summer's long, and he longs for harvest; but the weather then threatens, he shall have no harvest: Here's the frowns of Providence. But now the Husbandman turns to the Promise, and it smiles,