Gentlemen, Because you have just occasion in your callings to deal often with Merchandise, I have been bold to call you a little from your Temporal, to a Spiritual Traffic: and have sent you a Christian Navigator, bound for the Holy Land; who without question will give you some relations of his Travels, worthy two hours perusing. You shall find a whole Sea sailed through in a short time; and that a large Sea, not a foot less then the World. You will say, the description lies in a little volume: Why, you have seen the whole world narrowed up into a small Map. They that have been said, after many years, at last to compass it, have not described all coasts and corners of it. Even their silence hath given succeeding ⟨image 65⟩generations hope to find out new Lands; and you know, they have found them. You cannot expect more of two hours discovery, then of seven years. I leave many things to be descried by others: yet dare promise this, that I have given you some necessary directions for your happiest voyage. Over this glassy Sea you must sail, you are now sailing. Truth be your Card, & the Holy Ghost your Pilot. Your Course being well directed, you cannot possibly make a happier journey. The Haven is before your eyes, where your Saviour sits with the hand of mercy wafting you to him. You cannot be Sea-sick, but he will comfort, and restore you. If the Tempest comes, call on him with Peter, Lord save us; and he will rebuke the winds and the Seas; they shall not hurt you. Storm and tempest, winds and waters obey his voice. What Rocks, Gulfs, Swallows, and the danger (worse then that is called the Terror of the Exchange, the Pirate; one plague which the Devil hath added to the Sea, more then Nature gave it) of that great Leviathan, Satan; and other perils that may endanger you, are marked out. Decline them so well as you may; and consider what Providence guides your course: this Sea is Before Gods Throne. Keep you the Cape of good Hope in your eye: and what ever becomes of this weak Vessel, your Body; make sure to save the Passenger, your Soul, in the day of the Lord Jesus. What is here directed you, shall be faithfully prayed for, by him
GEntlemen, Because you haue iust occasion in your callings to deale often with Merchandise, I haue beene bold to call you a little from your Temporall, to a Spirituall Traffique: and haue sent you a Christian Nauigatour, bound for the Holy Land; who without question will giue you some relations of his Trauells, worthy two houres perusing. You shall finde a whole Sea sailed through in a short time; and that a large Sea, not a foote lesse then the World. You will say, the description lyes in a little volume: Why, you haue seene the whole world narrow'd vp into a small Mappe. They that haue beene said, after many yeares, at last to compasse it, haue not described all coasts and corners of it. Euen their silence hath giuen succeeding ⟨image 65⟩generations hope to find out new Lands; and you know, they haue found them. You cannot expect more of two houres discouery, then of seauen yeares. I leaue many things to be descried by others: yet dare promise this, that I haue giuen you some necessary directions for your happiest voyage. Ouer this glassy Sea you must saile, you are now sayling. Truth be your Card, & the Holy Ghost your Pilot. Your Course being well directed, you cannot possibly make a happier iourney. The Hauen is before your eyes, where your Sauiour sits with the hand of mercy wafting you to him. You cannot bee Sea-sicke, but he will comfort, and restore you. If the Tempest comes, call on him with Peter, Lord saue vs; and he will rebuke the windes and the Seas; they shal not hurt you. Storme and tempest, winds and waters obey his voyce. What Rocks, Gulfes, Swallowes, and the danger (worse then that is called the Terror of the Exchange, the Pyrate; one plague which the Deuill hath added to the Sea, more then Nature gaue it) of that great Leuiathan, Satan; and other perils that may endanger you, are marked out. Decline them so well as you may; and consider what Prouidence guides your course: this Sea is Before Gods Throne. Keepe you the Cape of good Hope in your eye: and what euer becomes of this weake Vessell, your Body; make sure to saue the Passenger, your Soule, in the day of the Lord Iesus. What is here directed you, shall be faithfully prayed for, by him
