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Agricola. Or, The religious husbandman: the main intentions of religion, served in the business…
Agricola. Or, The religious husbandman: the main intentions of religion, served in the business and language of husbandry. A work adapted unto the grand purposes of piety; and commended therefore by a number of ministers, to be entertained in the families of the country. : [One line from I Corinthians]Agricola. Or, The religious husbandman: the main intentions of religion, served in the business and language of husbandry. A work adapted unto the grand purposes of piety; and commended therefore by a number of ministers, to be entertained in the families of the countrey. : [One line from I Corinthians]
Boston: printed by T. Fleet for D. Henchman, 1727
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Georgica Sacra. The SOWING Of the Field. › The High-way Ground.
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.
They do it, by injecting of Impertinent and Unseasonable Thoughts of other Things into our Hearts, when we should be Thinking on the Word of our GOD. What is the way of the Serpent on the Rock in this, and how 'tis that the Devils convey Thoughts into our Minds; This is a Thing too wonderful for me; 'tis what I know not. But the matter of Fact, is what I know, and am certain of. The Devils are Wandering Spirits, and they have a Faculty to throw Wandering Thoughts into our Spirits. When the Word of GOD is cast upon us, it may be some Filthy Thoughts, or some Angry Thoughts, or, at least, some worldly Thoughts, will then be cast in, and carry away our Minds from what they should be upon. Our GOD may say ⟨p. 34⟩of us; Ezek. XXXIII. 31. They sit before thee as my People, they hear thy Words, but their Heart goeth after their Covetousness. While our GOD is tendering his Word unto us, the Devils throw in the Images of a Bargain, or a Journey, and some contrivance for our worldly Advantage, or, perhaps, what is yet more Base than so: And while we think on these things, the good Seed of the Word is picked away most unaccountably. If the Messenger of GOD, should suddenly ask of some, What was the last Seed of the word cast upon you? They must with Confusion own, I did not Regard what it was. Thus the Devils have snatched it away. Vain Thoughts make the Word of our SAVIOUR to be in vain dispensed unto us. O my Hearers, What are you Thinking on? If upon Recollection you find, that your Thoughts are at any time gone away from the word, whereof you should be more diligent Hearers, think with Horror upon it; Some Devil is now at work upon me!
They do it, by injecting of Impertinent and Unseasonable Thoughts of other Things into our Hearts, when we should be Thinking on the Word of our GOD. What is the way of the Serpent on the Rock in this, and how 'tis that the Devils convey Thoughts into our Minds; This is a Thing too wonderful for me; 'tis what I know not. But the matter of Fact, is what I know, and am certain of. The Devils are Wandring Spirits, and they have a Faculty to throw Wandring Thoughts into our Spirits. When the Word of GOD is cast upon us, it may be some Filthy Thoughts, or some Angry Thoughts, or, at least, some worldly Thoughts, will then be cast in, and carry away our Minds from what they should be upon. Our GOD may say ⟨p. 34⟩