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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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A Sober Consideration Of the SIN of DRUNKENNESS. › Caution 1: I. CAUTION.
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And amongst those that profess Christianity, how ordinarily is this sin committed by Sea-men? This insatiable Dropsy is a Disease that reigns especially among the inferior and ruder sort of them. Some of them have gone aboard drunk, and laid the ⟨p. 9⟩foundation of their Voyage in sin. O what a preparation is this! They know not whether ever they shall see the Land of their Nativity any more; the next Storm may send them into Eternity: yet this is the Farewell they take; this is their preparation to meet the Lord. And so in their returns, notwithstanding the terrible and astonishing Works of the Lord, which they have beheld with their eyes, and their marvellous preservation in so great and terrible extremities; yet thus do they requite the Lord, as soon as their dangers are over, as if they had been delivered to commit all these abominations. But a few hours, or days since, they were reeling to and fro upon a stormy Ocean, and staggering like drunken men, as it is Psal. 107. 27. and now you may see them reeling and staggering in the streets, drowning the sense of all those precious Mercies and Deliverances in their drunken Cups.
And amongst those that profess Christianity, how ordinarily is this sin committed by Sea-men? This insatiable Dropsie is a Disease that reigns especially among the inferiour and ruder sort of them. Some of them have gone aboard drunk, and laid the ⟨p. 9⟩•oundation of their Voyage in sin. O what a preparation is this! They know not whether ever they shall see the Land of their Nativity any more; the next Storm may send them into Eternity: yet this is the Farewe• they take; this is their preparation to meet the Lord. And so in their returns, notwithstanding the terrible and astonishing Works of the Lord, which they have beheld with their eyes, and their marvellous preservation iu so great and terrible extremities; yet thus do they requite the Lord, assoon as their dangers are over, as if they had been deliver'd to commit all these abominations. But a few hours, or days since, they were reeling to and fro upon a stormy Ocean, and staggering like drunken men, as it is