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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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First, that if this close and plain dealing be necessary in order to your Cure, and you will be offended thereat, it's better you should be offend•d than God. Ministers are often put upon lamentable straits, they sail betwixt Sulla and Charybdis; the wrat• of God upon one side, if we do not speak […], and home, as the necessity of the Case requires; and Man's wrath, if we do: What shall we do in this strait? Either God or you, it seems, must be offended; and if it cannot be avoided, I shall rather hazard your anger than Gods, and think it far more tolerable.
First, that if this close and plain dealing be necessary in order to your Cure, and you will be offended thereat, it's better you should be offend•d than God. Ministers are often put upon lamentable streights, they sail betwixt Sylla and Charibdis; the wrat• of God upon one side, if we do not speak 〈…〉, and home, as the necessity of the Case •equires; and Man's wrath, if we do: What shall we do in this streight? Either God or you, it seems, must be offended; and if it cannot be avoided, I shall rather hazard your anger than Gods, and think it far more tolerable.
Secondly, If you did but see the necessity and end of this manner of dealing with your Souls, you would not be offended. But put it into a more sensible case, and you will see and acknowledge it presently. If I should see an high-built Wall giving way, and ready to fall upon you; would you be angry with me, if by plucking you out of the danger, I should pluck your arm out of joint? Certainly you would not. Why this is the case here: See Isa. 30. 13. Therefore this Iniquity shall be unto you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high Wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly, at as instant.