Agricola. Or, The religious husbandman: the main intentions of religion, served in the business…

But what is the Fruit that is to be looked for? PIETY does in one Word, express the Fruit which GOD expects from us all. PIETY and a Growth in PIETY. The Fruit looked for, is found in the Progress of a Soul Returning to GOD. GOD our Maker, has imprinted on our Soul, a Tendency for a Return to Him: In His Gospel, He does direct and Assist this Natural Tendency. We do in the ways of Sin Depart from Him, unto Creatures. We Return to GOD in the PIETY, which Remembers our Obligations to our GOD that made us, and Endeavours to find That in Him, which we vainly sought in Creatures. Just so much Progress as we make in this Return to GOD, just so much Fruit is to be found upon us. To Live unto GOD; This is to bring forth Fruit unto Him. Every Act of that Life, which lies in seeking and serving, and pleasing of GOD, is part of the Fruit which is required from us. Or, to use another Term for it: Good Fruit is found in every Religious Compliance with the Will of GOD. All manner of precious Fruits are laid up for the Bel•ved of our Souls, in those Demands, Mic VI. 8. To Do Justice, and love Mercy, and walk Humbly with thy GOD. And, Tit. II. 12. To live soberly, and Righteously, and Godlily in this present World. Every Grace of GOD in the Soul, 'tis a Good Fruit. Such Things are called, Gal. V. 22. The Fruits of the Spirit. Every stroke in the work of Grace, produced by the Holy Spirit of GOD, in the chosen People of GOD, is a Good Fruit in the Soul. He that becomes a Gracious Christian, becomes a Fruitful Christian. An Holy Christian has his Fruit unto Holiness. And all Gracious Actions are so many Fruits of a Christian ⟨p. 176⟩that has the Root of the Matter in him. They are called, Phil I. 11. The Fruits of Righteousness. There are Good Fruits, in those which are called, The right Thoughts of the Righteous. There are Good Fruits in those Words, which make the Tongue of the Righteous as a Tree of Life. The Good Works of the Righteous, are Good Fruits. There are Fruits in our Devotions; Fruits in our Benignities; Good Fruits in all those good Things, wherein we render Glory to GOD in the Highest, and express Good Will towards Men.

But what is the Fruit that is to be looked for? PIETY does in one Word, express the Fruit which GOD expects from us all. PIETY and a Growth in PIETY. The Fruit looked for, is found in the Progress of a Soul Returning to GOD. GOD our Maker, has imprinted on our Soul, a Tendency for a Return to Him: In His Gospel, He does direct and Assist this Natural Tendency. We do in the ways of Sin Depart from Him, unto Creatures. We Return to GOD in the PIETY, which Remembers our Obligations to our GOD that made us, and Endeavours to find That in Him, which we vainly sought in Creatures. Just so much Progress as we make in this Return to GOD, just so much Fruit is to be found upon us. To Live unto GOD; This is to bring forth Fruit unto Him. Every Act of that Life, which lies in seeking and serving, and pleasing of GOD, is part of the Fruit which is required from us. Or, to use another Term for it: Good Fruit is found in every Religious Compliance with the Will of GOD. All manner of precious Fruits are laid up for the Belved of our Souls, in those Demands, Mic VI. 8. To Do Justice, and love Mercy, and walk Humbly with thy GOD. And,