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

Published: 1727
Length: 63,088 words
Reading: ~4 hours
Divisions: 58

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Agricola. Or, The religious husbandman: the main intentions of religion, served in the business and language of husbandry. A work adapted unto the grand purposes of piety; and commended therefore by a number of ministers, to be entertained in the families of the countrey. : [One line from I Corinthians]

Boston Printed by T. Fleet, for D. Henchman, over-against the Brick Meeting-House in Cornhil 1727.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

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RecommendationA Recommendation From ſeveral of the Elder Paſtors in the COUNTREY.
RecommendationA Recommendation, From the United Paſtors in Boſton.
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PartARATOR. The Work of the PLOUGH.
PoemThe Plain SONGS OF THE Pious HUSBANDMAN; In the Work of his Husbandry, and the Houſe of his Pilgrimage.
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SectionTheſe two Things to be done.
SectionThe Stony Ground.
SectionThe Thorny Ground.
SectionThe Good Ground.
PoemThe SOWER a Singer.
PartPluviaria. The RAIN waited for.
PoemThe RAIN gaſped for.
PartDeſector. The GRASS before the MOWER.
PoemThe Song of the SITHE.
PartArbores Frugiferae. The ORCHARD flouriſhing.
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3 prayers
PartArbores Fulguritae. APPENDIX. Thoughts on a NEW-YEARS Day.
Application
PoemThe Sons of GOD, Singing among The Trees of GOD; Full of Sap, and of Songs before Him.
PartGaudentius. The Joyful HARVEST.
Proposition 1The firſt Propoſition.
Proposition 2The Second Propoſition.
Corollary 1Corollary. I.
Corollary 2Corollary. II.
Corollary 3Corollary. III.
PoemThe Songs of HARVEST.
PartAgricultura Pia. OR, The Wiſhes of PIETY, Produced by the Affairs of HUSBANDRY.
PrayerOn the View of the Ground.
PrayerFruitful Ground.
PrayerBarren Ground.
PrayerOn the View of the Fence about the Ground.
PrayerOn the View of the Stones in the Ground.
PrayerOn the View of the Worms in the Ground.
PrayerOn the View of the Corn under a Threſhing.
PrayerOn the Husking.
PrayerOn the Winnowing.
PrayerOn the Chaff.
PrayerOn the View of the Barn repleniſhed.
Prayer
PrayerOn the View of the Oxe.
PrayerOn the View of the Cow.
PrayerOn the View of the Swine.
PrayerOn the View of the Birds.
PrayerOn the View of the Bees.
PrayerOn the View of the Ants.
PrayerOn the View of Snakes.
PrayerOn the View of the Orchard.
PrayerOn the View of the Garden.
PrayerOn the Burning of the Woods.
PrayerThe SUN.
ErrataEratulella.
Publishers advertisementAdvertiſement.

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