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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
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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.
Hearken, O Hearers of the Word: A Non-proficiency under the Word of GOD; Oh! 'Twould be a Black Token of Death upon you!
V. We cannot be Fruitful Hearers of the Word, except we also persist in our Fruitfulness. Of the Hearers who are Good Ground, we read; Luk. VIII. 15. They bring forth Fruit with Patience.
But, what is intended in this Patience?
First; There is no Fruitful Hearer of the Word, but what shall be Tried by some Affliction, whether he will continue to bring forth Fruit, or no; And ⟨p. 87⟩be Tried what Fruit it is, that he does bring forth unto GOD. There is no Disciple of the Lord who died on the Cross, but what has a Cross provided for him. The first Maxim that our Lord lays down for every Disciple, is, Mat. XVI. 24