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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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Arg. 1. It should exceedingly dissuade from this Sin, to consider that it is an high abuse of the Bounty and Goodness of God, in affording us those sweet Refreshments, to make our Lives comfortable to us upon earth. In Adam we forfeited all right, to all earthly, as will as heavenly Mercies. God might ⟨p. 11⟩have taken thee from the Womb, when thou wast a Sinner but of a span long, and immediately have sent thee to thine own place: thou hadst no right to a drop of water, more than what the bounty of God gave thee. And whereas he might have thrust thee out of the world, as soon as thou camest into it, and so all those days of mercy thou hast had on earth, might have been spent in howling and unspeakable misery in Hell: Behold the Bounty and Goodness of God in thee; I say, behold it, and wonder: He hath suffered thee for so many years to live upon the earth, which he hath prepared and furnished with all things fit for thy necessity and delight; out of the earth on which thou treadest, he bringeth forth thy food and [Wine] to make glad thy heart, Psal. 104. 14, 15. And dost thou thus requite the Lord? Hath Mercy armed an enemy to fight against it with its own Weapons? Ah that ever the Riches of his Goodness, Bounty, and Long suffering (all which are arguments to lead thee to repentance) should be thus abused! If God had not been so bountiful, thou couldst not have been so sinful.
Arg. 1. It should exceedingly disswade from this Sin, to consider that it is an high abuse of the Bounty and Goodness of God, in affording us those sweet Refreshments, to make our Lives comfortable to us upon earth. In Adam we forfeited all right, to all earthly, as will as heavenly Mercies. God might ⟨p. 11⟩have taken thee from the Womb, when thou wast a Sinner but of a span long, and immediately have sent thee to thine own place: thou hadst no right to a drop of water, more than what the bounty of God gave thee. And whereas he might have thrust thee out of the world, as soon as thou camest into it, and so all those days of mercy thou hast had on earth, might have been spent in howling and unspeakable misery in Hell: Behold the Bounty and Goodness of God in thee; I say, behold it, and wonder: He hath suffered thee for so many years to live upon the earth, which he hath prepared and furnished with all things fit for thy necessity and delight; out of the earth on which thou treadest, he bringeth forth thy food and [VVine] to make glad thy heart,