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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. 5. Consider what vile and ignominious Characters the Spirit of God hath put upon the subjects of this sin. The Scripture every where notes them for infamous, and most abominable persons. When Eli supposed Hannah to be drunken, Count not thy hand-maid a daughter of Belial, said she, 1 Sam. 1. 16. Now a Son or daughter of Belial is, in Scripture-language, the vilest of men or women. So Psal. 69. 12. They that sit in the gate, speak against me, and I am the Song of Drunkards, (i. e.) of the basest and vilest of men, as the opposition plainly shows; for they are opposed to them that sit in the gate, that is, honourable persons. The Lord would have his people shun the society of such, as a pest. Not to eat with them, 1 Cor. 5. 11. Yea, the Scripture brands them with Atheism; they are such as have lost the sense and expectation of the Day of Judgment; mind not another world, nor do they look for the coming of the Lord, Matth. 24. 27, 28. He saith the Lord delayeth his coming, and then falls a drinking with the drunken. The thoughts of that day will make them leave their Cups, or their Cups will drown the thoughts of such a Day. And will not all the contempt, shame and infamy, which ⟨p. 16⟩the Spirit of God hath poured on the head, of this sin, cause thee to abhor it? Do not all Godly, yea Moral Persons, abhor the Drunkard? Oh methinks the shame that attends it, should be as a fence to keep thee from it.
Arg. 5. Consider what vile and ignominious Characters the Spirit of God hath put upon the subjects of this sin. The Scripture every where notes them for infamous, and most abominable persons. When Eli supposed Hannah to be drunken, Count not thy hand-maid a daughter of Belial, said she, 1 Sam. 1. 16. Now a Son or daughter of Belial is, in Scripture-language, the vilest of men or women. So Psal. 69. 12. They that sit in the gate, speak against me, and I am the Song of Drunkards, (i. e.) of the basest and vilest of men, as the opposition plainly shews; for they are opposed to them that sit in the gate, that is, honourable persons. The Lord would have his people shun the society of such, as a pest. Not to eat with them,