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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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And to the truly Religious and ever Honoured, Mr. John Lovering, Of the City of London, MERCHANT.
And to the truly Religious and ever Honoured, Mr. Iohn Lovering, Of the City of London, MERCHANT.
Much honoured and esteemed,
Much honour'd and esteem'd,
Although Dedications are too often abused to a vain flattery, yet is there an excellent use and advantage to be made of them: Partly to encourage Persons of Worth and Eminency to espouse the Interest of Religion themselves; and partly to oblige those Readers, for whom such Books are principally intended, to a diligent perusal of them, by interesting such Persons in them, for whom they have great Respects, o• on whom they have any dependence.
ALthough Dedications are too often abused to a vain flattery, yet is there an excellent use and advantage to be made of them: Partly to encourage Persons of VVorth and Eminency to espouse the Interest of Religion themselves; and partly to oblige those Readers, for whom such Books are principally intended, to a diligent perusal of them, by interesting such Persons in them, for whom they have great Respects, o• on whom they have any dependance.