Husbandry spiritualized, or, The heavenly use of earthly things consisting of many pleasant observations, pertinent applications, and serious reflections and each chapter concluded with a divine and suitable poem : directing husband-men to the most excellent improvements of their common imployments : whereunto is added ... several choice occasional meditations / by John Flavell.

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Title: Husbandry spiritualized, or, The heavenly use of earthly things consisting of many pleasant observations, pertinent applications, and serious reflections and each chapter concluded with a divine and suitable poem : directing husband-men to the most excellent improvements of their common imployments : whereunto is added ... several choice occasional meditations / by John Flavell.
Author: Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.
Publication: London :: Printed and are to be sold by Robert Boulter,; l674.
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Subject terms: Christian life.; Meditations.
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OBSERVATION.

AFter the seed is committed to the earth, it seems to pe∣rish and dye, as our Saviour speaks, Iohn. 12. 24. Ex∣cept a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone; but if it die, it brings forth much fruit. The death of the Corn in the earth is not a total death, but only the corruption or alteration of it: for if once the seminal life and vertue of it were quite extinguisht, it could never put forth blade or ear without a miracle. Yet, because that alteration is a kind of death, therefore Christ here uses it as a fit illustration of the resurrection. And indeed there is nothing in nature more apt to illustrate that great mystery. What a fragrant, green and beautiful blade do we ••ee spring up from a corrupted seed? how black, and mouldy is that? how beautiful and verdant is this?