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A61391 The husbandmans calling shewing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandman : being the substance of XII sermons preached to a country congregation / by Richard Steele. Steele, Richard, 1629-1692. 1668 (1668) Wing S5387; ESTC R30650 154,698 309

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heaven_n to_o eternity_n thousand_o be_v wai●…ing_n to_o welcome_v i_o to_o house_n christ_n himse●…_n will_v let_v i_o in_o and_o but_o one_o life_n between_o 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o palace_n and_o now_o what_o though_o i_o 〈◊〉_d and_o sweat_n here_o a_o while_n when_o my_o reversio●…_n fall_v i_o shall_v live_v like_o a_o angel_n and_o then_o farewell_n my_o plough_n and_o cart_n i_o shall_v sow_v 〈◊〉_d thresh_v no_o more_o my_o weary_a day_n and_o carefu●…_n night_n farewell_n there_o be_v no_o husbandry_n 〈◊〉_d heaven_n there_o be_v the_o harvest_n of_o all_o my_o prayer_n where_o christ_n shall_v be_v all_o in_o all._n and_o the_o poo●…_n husbandman_n do_v much_o comfort_n himself_o wil●…_n these_o hope_n and_o we_o can_v better_o leave_v 〈◊〉_d than_o here_o whither_o this_o lesson_n have_v brough●…_n he_o and_o this_o be_v the_o six_o point_n to_o wit_n 〈◊〉_d lesson_n which_o the_o husbandman_n may_v learn_v 〈◊〉_d his_o call_v object_n perhaps_o you_o will_v say_v i_o can_v never_o léar●…_n these_o thing_n i_o be_o weak_a and_o ignorant_a how_o shall_v i_o acquire_v these_o thing_n answ._n though_o thou_o be_v no_o scholar_n y●…_n thou_o be_v christ_n scholar_n and_o if_o there_o be_v ●…in_o a_o willing_a mind_n thy_o work_n be_v half_o do_v a_o dull_a scholar_n with_o a_o skilful_a master_n may_v make_v shift_n psal._n 32.8_o i_o will_v instruct_v and_o teach_v thou_o i_o will_v guide_v thou_o with_o my_o eye_n nay_o god_n have_v particular_o profess_v to_o help_v the_o husbandman_n ●…sa_fw-la 28.26_o for_o his_o god_n do_v instruct_v he_o to_o discretion_n and_o do_v teach_v he_o do_v but_o your_o best_a keep_v open_a the_o eye_n of_o faith_n to_o see_v thing_n unseen_a pray_v for_o skill_n and_o fall_v to_o practice_v and_o it_o will_v come_v the_o sweetness_n will_v pay_v for_o the_o difficulty_n he_o that_o turn_v earth_n into_o heaven_n ●…hath_fw-mi a_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n and_o so_o you_o have_v the_o six_o head_n chap._n vii_o 7._o the_o husbandman_n grace_n sect_n i._o i_o proceed_v in_o the_o seven_o place_n to_o grace_n prescribe_v to_o the_o husbandman_n the_o special_a grace_n he_o shall_v get_v without_o grace_n the_o best_a call_v in_o the_o world_n will_v be_v unedifying_a and_o uncomfortable_a god_n grace_n in_o a_o call_v be_v the_o grace_n of_o a_o call_v true_a grace_n can_v make_v the_o low_a condition_n happy_a and_o sin_n can_v make_v the_o high_a miserable_a without_o grace_n a_o husbandman_n may_v be_v undo_v when_o a_o angel_n without_o grace_n fall_v though_o he_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o of_o all_o man_n he_o have_v need_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v a_o drudge_n on_o earth_n and_o then_o a_o brand_n 〈◊〉_d hell_n the_o ox_n he_o drive_v will_v be_v in_o a_o bette●…_n case_n than_o he_o if_o he_o live_v and_o die_v without_o th●…_n true_a fear_n of_o god_n for_o that_o have_v meat_n an●…_n drink_n and_o work_v but_o no_o care_n or_o grief_n no●…_n account_n to_o make_v and_o the_o husbandman_n tha●…_n know_v not_o god_n in_o a_o save_a manner_n hat●…_n work_n and_o meat_n and_o withal_o care_n and_o trouble_n and_o a_o sad_a reckon_n to_o come_v o_o that_o the_o husbandman_n be_v but_o acquaint_v with_o jesu●…_n christ_n and_o with_o his_o own_o true_a state_n he_o need_v not_o envy_v the_o great_a prince_n if_o he_o have_v but_o christ_n in_o he_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n but_o though_o the_o husbandman_n must_v have_v every_o grace_n true_a grace_n come_v all_o together_o the_o new_a man_n have_v all_o his_o member_n yet_o i_o shall_v more_o especial_o recommend_v these_o seven_o follow_a grace_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o husbandman_n sect_n i._o i._o the_o first_o grace_n necessary_a for_o the_o husbandman_n patience_n be_v patience_n he_o can_v live_v comfortable_o without_o it_o 1._o he_o must_v have_v
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or_o work_v sect_n iii_o 3._o iii_o the_o three_o special_a grace_n that_o the_o husbandman_n heavenliness_n shall_v get_v be_v heavenliness_n he_o have_v weight_n to_o press_v he_o down_o and_o therefore_o have_v need_n of_o wingsto_n lift_v he_o up_o both_o his_o nature_n and_o his_o call_n will_v conform_v he_o to_o the_o world_n and_o without_o a_o divine_a principle_n there_o be_v no_o row_v against_o these_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n to_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o not_o of_o it_o and_o to_o live_v above_o that_o which_o he_o can_v live_v without_o he_o must_v have_v heavenly_a affection_n and_o those_o set_v and_o fix_v that_o will_v do_v it_o coloss._n 3.2_o set_a your_o affection_n on_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o not_o on_o thing_n on_o earth_n mark_v we_o must_v not_o only_o have_v our_o thought_n on_o heaven_n but_o our_o affection_n affectionate_a work_a thought_n without_o frequent_a and_o lively_a endeavour_n this_o way_n thy_o mind_n will_v be_v sad_o earthify_v 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