The Poem.
YOur cattel in fat pastures thrive and grow,
There's nothing wanting; that should make them so.
The pamper'd horse commends his Masters1 1.1 care,
Who neither pains, or cost, doth grudge of2 1.2 spare.
But art not thou mean while, the veriest fool;
That pamper'st beasts, and starv'st thy precious soul?
'Twere well, if you could3 1.3 dye, as now you live
Like beasts; and had no more account to give.
O that these lines, your folly might detect!
Who both your own, and childrens souls neglect.
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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- 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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- Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A39665.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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To care for beasts. O man, prepare to hear
The doleful'st language, that e're pierc'd thine ear!
When you your children once in hell shall meet,
And with such language their damn'd parents greet,
"O cursed father, wretched mother, why
"Was I your off-spring? would to God that I
"Had sprung from Tygers, who more4 1.4 tender be
"Unto their young, than you have been to me.
"How did you spend your thoughts, time, care and cost
"About my body? whilst my soul was5 1.5 lost.
"Did you not know I had a soul that must
"Live,6 1.6 when this body was resolv'd to dust?
"You could not chuse but understand if I,
"Without an interest in Christ did dye,
"It needs must7 1.7 come to this; O how could you
"Prove so remorsless, and no pity shew!
"Oh cruel parents! I may curse the day
"That I was born of such as did betray
"Their child to endless torments. Now must I
"With, and through you, in flames for ever lye.
Let this make every parent tremble, lest
He lose his child, whilst caring for his beast.
Or lest his own poor soul do starve and pine
Whilst he takes thoughts for Horses, Sheep and kine.
Notes
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1 1.1
Isa. 1. 3.
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2 1.2
Gen. 24. 31, 32.
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3 1.3
Eccl. 31. 21
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4 1.4
Nah. 2. 12. Lam. 4. 3.
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5 1.5
Mat. 16. 26.
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6 1.6
Eccl. 3. 21.
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7 1.7
Mar. 16. 16