A39673:1233
Navigation spiritualizedNavigation spiritualiz'd
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
A Sober Consideration Of the SIN of DRUNKENNESS. › Caution 1: I. CAUTION.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Arg. 6. Sadly consider, there can be nothing of the sanctifying Spirit in a soul that is under the dominion of this lust; for upon the first discovery of the Grace of God, the Soul renounces the Government of Sensuality. The Grace of God that bringeth Salvation, teacheth men to live soberly, Tit. 2. 11, 12. That is one of its first effects. Drunkenness indeed may be found among Heathens, that are lost in the darkness of Ignorance; but it may not be once named among the Children of the Day. They that be drunken are drunken in the night; but let us that are of the day be sober, 1 Thes. 5. 7, 8. And the Apostles often oppose Wine and the Spirit as things incompatible, Eph. 5. 16. Be not drunk with Wine wherein is excess, but be filled with the Spirit. So Jude 19. Sensual, not having the Spirit. Now what a dreadful Consideration is this: If any man have not the Spirit of Christ the same is none of his, Rom 8. 9. Sensual persons have not the Spirit of Christ, and so can be none of his. It's true, Noah, a Godly man, once fell into this sin, but as Theodoret saith, and that truly, it proceeded ab inexperientiae non ab intemperantia, from want of experience of the force and power of the Grape, not from Intemperance; and besides, we find not that ever he was again overtaken with that sin; but thou knowest it, and yet persistest. O wretched Creature! the Spirit of Christ cannot dwell in thee. The Lord help thee to lay it to heart sadly.