"What are ye, but a Field, or plot of ground, to be manured and cultivated for God?"
— Flavell, John (bap. 1630, d. 1691)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by T. Bunce, for Tho. Parkhurst
Date
1705
Metaphor
"What are ye, but a Field, or plot of ground, to be manured and cultivated for God?"
Metaphor in Context
Ye are God's Husbandry, q.d.
What are ye, but a Field, or plot of ground, to be manured and cultivated for God? And what are Paul, Apollos, and Cephas, but so many Workmen and Labourers, imployed by God, the great Husbandman, to plant, and water you all?
(p. 2)
Categories
Provenance
Reading in Special Collections at UVA
Citation
Flavell, John. Husbandry Spiritualiz'd: Or, The Heavenly Use of Earthly Things. 7th edition. London: Printed by T. Bunce, for Tho. Parkhurst, 1705.
Date of Entry
04/22/2009
