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Presentesto the iv ofMichigan bly Hewry. Co.Granger Collase 08-74-1
GENERAL LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
PRESENTED BY
Rev.HenryC.Granger.
Class of1871 Jan 25 1900.....
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THE WHOLE
WORKS OF
THE REVEREND90356
MR. JOHN FLAVEL,
Late MINISTER of the GOSPEL at Dartmouth in Devon.
IN EIGHT VOLUMES.
TO WHICH IS ADDED,
An Alphabetical TABLE of the principal Matters contained in the Whole.
THE EIGHT EDITION.
VOL.
VI.
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CONTENTS.
HUSBANDRY SPIRITUALIZED.
The Epiſtle Dedicatory, Page 1 Mr. Caryl to the Chriſtian Reader,
Mr. Watts to Mr Flavel, on his SpiritualNavigationand Huſbandry,
In Authoris Opera, by Mr. Condy,
Mr. Jeffery to Mr. Flavel, upon his Husbandry Spiritualized,
An Epiſtle to the intelligentCountryReader,
TheAuthor to the Reader,
The PROEM.
Cor. iii. 9. Ye are God's husbandry, ibid.
PARTI.
Chap. 1. Upon the industry of the husbandman,
Chap. 2. Upon the thriftiness of the husbandman,
Chap. 3. Upon the chearfulness of the husbandman,
Chap. 4. Upon the due quality of arable land,
Chap. 5. Upon the improvement of bad ground,
Chap. 6. Upon the incurableness ofsome bad ground,
Chap. 7. Upon the plowing of corn-land,
Chap. 8. Upon thefeed-corn,
Chap. 9. Upon springing-weather after feed-time,
Chap. 10. Upon a dearth through want of rain,
Chap. 11. Upon the corruption ofthefeed before itsprings, 97 Chap. 12. Upon the resemblance ofwheat and tares,
Chap. 13. Upon the dangers incident to the corn from feed-time to harvest,
Chap. 14. Upon the patience of the husbandman for the harvest,
Chap. 15. Upon the harvest-feaſon, Chap. 16. Upon the care of husbandmen to provide for
winter,
Chap. 17. Upon reaping the fame we fow,
Chap. 18. Upon the joy of harvest-men,
CONTENTS.
Pag Chap. 19. Upon the threshing out ofcorn,
Chap. 20. Upon the winnowing of corn, PART II.
The Introduction,
Chap. 1. Upon the ingraffing offruit-trees, Chap. 2. Upon the union of the graff with thestock,
Chap. 3. Upon the gathering in offruits in autumn, Chap. 4. Upon the cutting down of deadtrees,
PART III.
The Introduction,
Chap. 1. Upon the husbandman's care for his cattle, ibid.
Chap. 2. Upon the hard labour and cruel usage of beasts,
Chap. 3. Upon the feeking of loft cattle,
Chap. 4. Upon the feeding offat cattle,
Chap. 5. Upon the husbandman's care for posterity,
Chap. 6. Upon the husbandman's care to prove and prefervebis deeds,
OCCASIONAL MEDITATONS.
MEDITATIONS
ON BIRDS.
Med. 1. Upon thefinging of a nightingale,
Med. 2. Upon the fight of many small birds chirping abouta deadhawk,
Med. 3. Upon the fight ofa blackbird takingſanctuary in abushfrom a pursuinghawk,
Med. 4. Upon thefight of divers goldfinches intermingling with a flock ofSparrows,
Med. 5. Upon the fight of a robin-red-breast picking up a worm from a mole-hill, then rifing,
Med. 6. Upon theshooting of two finchesfighting in the air,
Med. 7. Upon the finging of a blind finch by night, Med. 8. Upon thecomparing of two birds nests,
ibid.
Med. 9. Upon the early finging of birds, Med. 10. Upon the haltering of birds, with a grain of
hair ibid.
CONTENTS.
MEDITATIONS upon BEASTS .
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Med. 1. Upon the clogging of a straying beast,
Med. 2. Upon the love ofa dog to his master,
Med. 3. Upon the fighting of two rams,
Med. 4. Upon the catching of a horse in afat pasture, ibid.
Med. 5. Upon the hunting of a deer,
MEDITATIONS upon TREE S.
Med. 1. Upon the fall of blossoms, nipt by a frosty morning,
Med. 2. Upon theknitting or fetting offruit,
Med. 3. Upon the fight of a fair spreading oak,
Med. 4. Upon thefight of many sticks lodgedin the branches of a choice fruit-tree, ibid.
Med. 5. Upon the gathering of choice fruitfrom afcrubbed, unpromising tree,
Med. 6. Upon an excellent, but irregular tree, ibid.
MEDITATIONS upon a GARDEN.
Med. 1. Upon the new-modelling of a gardan,
Med. 2. Upon the pulling up of a leek, ibid.
Med. 3. Upon a heedless tread in a curious garden,
Med. 4. Upona witheredpofy taken up in the way,
Med. 5. Upon the sudden withering of a rose,
Med. 6. Upon the fudden withering of beautiful flowers, ibid.
Med. 7. Upon the tenderness ofsome choice flowers, Med. 8. Upon thestrangemeans of preserving the life of
vegetables,
NAVIGATION SPIRITUALIZED .
The Epiſtle Dedicatory,
AnEpiſtle to every Seaman failing Heaven-ward,
The Author to the Reader,
CHAP.
The launching of a ſhip plainly ſets forth Ourdouble ſtate, by firſt and ſecond birth,
CHA P.
II.
Inthe vaſt ocean ſpiritual eyes deſery God'sboundless mercy, and eternity,
CONTENTS.
CHAP .
III.
Within theſe ſmooth fac'dfeas ſtrange creatures crawl ; Pag.
But in man's heart far ſtranger than them all, CHA P.
IV.
Seas purge themſelves, and cast their filth ashore, Butgraceleſs fouls retain, and fuck in more,
CHAP.
Seamen foreſee adanger, and prepare :
Yet few of greater dangers are aware, CHA P.
VI.
How ſmall a matter turns a ſhip about ?
Yetwe, againſt our confcience, ſtand it out, CHAP.
VII.
Thro' many fears and dangers ſeamen run, Yet all's forgottenwhentheydo return, CHAP.
VIII.
The navigator ſhifts his fails totake Allwinds,but thatwhich for his foul doth make,
CHAP.
IX.
Ifſeamen loſe a gale, there they may lie ; 'The foul, when once becalm'd in fin, maydie,
CHAP.
By navigation one place ſtores another, Andby communion we must help each other,
CHAP.
The rocks abide,though ſeas against them rage ;
So thall the church,which is God's heritage,
CHA P.
XII .
What dangers run they for a little gains, Who, for theirfouls, would ne'er take half the pains !
CHAP.
XIII.
Millions of creatures in the ſeas are fed :
Why then are faints indoubt ofdaily bread ?
CHAP.
XIV.
Sea-waters drained through the earth, are ſweet ; So are th' afflictions which God's people meet,
CHA P.
XV.
The feas within theirbounds the Lord contains :
He alſo men anddevils holds in chains, CHA P.
XVI.
To feawithoutacompaſs none darego:
Our courſe without the word is even fo, CHAP.
XVII.
Look as thefea, by turns,doth ebb and flow ;
So their estates, that use it, come and go.
CONTENTS.
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CHAP.
XVIII.
Likehungry lions,waves for finners gape :
Pag.
Leavethenyour fins behind, ifyou'll eſcape, CHAP.
XIX.
To ſave the ſhip, rich lading's caſt away:
Thyfoul is ſhipwreck'd ifthy luſts do ſtay.
CHAP.
XX.
Chrift, with aword, can furging waves appeaſe :
His voice a troubled foul can quickly eaſe,
CHAP.
XXI.
Our food out ofthe ſea God doth command;
Yet few therein take notice ofhis hand,
CHAP.
XXII.
Whilst thou by artthe filly fiſh doſt kill, Perchance thedevil's hook ſticks in thy gill,
CHAP.
XXIII.
Doth trading fail, and voyages prove bad ?
Ifyou cannotdifcern the cauſe, 'tis faid,
CHAP.
XXIV.
In ſeas thegreater fiſh the leſs devour :
So ſomemencrushall thoſewithin theirpow'r,
XXV.
CHAP.
In ſtorms toſpread much fail endangers all :
So carnal mirth, ifGod for mourning call,
CHAP XXVI .
Alittle leak neglected, dangerous proves :
One fin connived at, the foul undoes,
CHAP.
XXVII.
Ships make much way when they a trade-wind get ; With ſuch awind the faints have ever met,
CHAP.
XXVIII .
Storms make diſcov'ry ofthe pilot's ſkill :
CHAP .
XXIX.
God'swisdom in afflictiontriumphs ſtill,
Things in the bottom are unfeen : no eye CantraceGod'spaths, which in thedeeps do lie,
CHAP.
XXX.
Millions of men are funk into the main ; But it ſhall not thoſe dead always retain,
CHAP.
XXXI.
The ſeaman's greatest danger's near the coaſt ; Whenwe are nearest heav'nthe danger's moſt,
CHA P.
XXXII .
Howglad are feamen whenthey make the ſhore ?
And faints,no leſs,when alltheir danger's o'er.
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CONTENTS .
ADiſſuafive from the SINS OfDrunkennefs, Swearing, Uncleanneſs, forgetfulness of Mercies,&c.
Pağ:
The Epiſtle Dedicatory,
Caution 1. Ofthe Sin ofDrunkenneſs,
Caution 2. The Art ofPreferving the Fruits ofthe Lips, 340 Caution3. The Harlot's Face, inthe Scripture-Glafs,
Caution 4. Of Mercies and Promifes,
Gaution 5. The Seaman's Catechiſm,
The SEAMAN'S COMPANION.
The Epiftle Dedicatory, SERMONI.
The Seaman's Farewel .
Acts xxi, 5, 6. " And we kneeled down on the ſhore, and " prayed; andwhen wehadtaken our leave one of another,
" we took ſhip, and they returned home again,"
SERMON II.
The Seaman in a Storm.
Pfal. cvii. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. " They that go down to
" the fea in ſhips, that do buſineſs ingreatwaters : theſe " fee the works ofthe Lord, and hiswonders inthe deep,"
c SERMON III.
TheSeaman's Prefervative inforeign Countries.
Pfalm cxxxix. 9, 10. " If I take the wings of the morning, " and dwell in the uttermost part of the ſea; even there
" ſhall thyhand lead me, and thy right hand ſhallhold me," 417
SERMONIV.
The fucceſsful Seaman.
Deut. viii. 17, 18. " And thou say in thine heart, My power, " and the might of my hand hath gottenme this wealth ;
" butthou shalt remember the Lord thy God ; for it is he *.
" that giveth thee power toget wealth,"
SERMON V.
Thedisappointed Seaman.
Lev. 5. " Maſter, wehave toiled all the night, and have
taken nothing,"
SERMONVI.
The Seaman's Return.
De. xxxiii. 19. " They ſhall call the peopleunto the moun- 'tain, there they ſhall offer facrifices ofrighteouſneſs : for 'they ſhall fuck of the abundance of the feas, and ofthe
Areaſures hid in the ſand,"