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Navigation spiritualizedNavigation spiritualiz'd
Navigation spiritualized: or, A new compass for seamen consisting of XXXII points of pleasant observations, profitable applications, and serious reflections: all concluded with so many spiritual poems. Whereunto is now added, I. A sober consideration of the sin of drunkenness. II. The harlots face in the Scripture-glass. III. The art of preserving the fruit of the lips. IV. The resurrection of buried mercies and promises. V. The sea-mans catechism. Being an essay toward their much desired reformation from the horrible and detestable [sic] sins of drunkenness, swearing, uncleanness, forgetfulness of mercies, violation of promises, and atheistical contempt of death. Fit to be seriously recommended to their profane relations, whether sea-men or others, by all such as unfeignedly desire their eternal welfare. By John Flavel, minister of the Gospel.Navigation spiritualiz'd: or, A new compass for seamen consisting of XXXII points of pleasant observations, profitable applications, and serious reflections: all concluded with so many spiritual poems. Whereunto is now added, I. A sober consideration of the sin of drunkenness. II. The harlots face in the Scripture-glass. III. The art of preserving the fruit of the lips. IV. The resurrection of buried mercies and promises. V. The sea-mans catechism. Being an essay toward their much desir'd reformation from the horrible and destable [sic] sins of drunkenness, swearing, uncleanness, forgetfulness of mercies, violation of promises, and atheistical contempt of death. Fit to be seriously recommmended to their profane relations, whether sea-men or others, by all such as unfeignedly desire their eternal welfare. By John Flavel, minister of the Gospel.
London: printed for M. Fabian, 1698
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A New Compass for Sea-Men: OR, Navigation Spiritualiz'd. › Chapter 30 › APPLICATION.
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APPLICATION.
But though the Sea have received so many thousand Bodies of Men into its devouring Throat, yet is it not the absolute Lord or Proprietor of them, but rather a Steward entrusted with them, till the Lord require an account of them; and then it must deliver up all it hath received, even to a person. Revel. 20. 11, 12. And I saw the Dead, small and great stand before God: and the books were opened: and another book was open, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the Books, according to their works. And the Sea gave up the dead which were in it.
But though the Sea have received so many thousand Bodies of Men into its devouring Throat, yet is it not the absolute Lord or Proprietor of them, but rather a Steward intrusted with them, till the Lord require an account of them; and then it must deliver up all it hath received, even to a person. Revel. 20. 11, 12. And I saw the Dead, small and great stand before God: and the books were opened: and another book was open, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the Books, according to their works. And the Sea gave up the dead which were in it.
The Doctrine of the Resurrection of the Body, is a Doctrine full of singular Consolations to Believers,