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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. 8. Drunkenness is a leading sin, which has a great retinue and attendance of other sins waiting on it, it's like a sudden Land-flood, which brings a great deal of dirt with it. So that look as Faith excels among the Graces, because it enlivens, actuates, and gives strength to them; so is this among sins. It is not so much a special sin against a single Precept of God, as a general violation of the whole Law, (saith accurate Amesius.) It doth not only call off the guard, but warms and quickens all other Lusts, and so exposes the Soul to be prostituted by them. (1.) It gives occasion, yea, is the real cause of many contentions, and fatal quarrels, Prov. 23. 29. Who hath Woe▪ Who hath sorrow, Who ⟨p. 18⟩hath [contention] babbling, wounds without cause? They that tarry long at the wine, &c. Contentions and Wounds are the ordinary effects of drunken meetings: when Reason is deposed, and Lust heated, what will not men attempt? (2.) Scoff and reproaches of the ways and people of God. Psal. 69. 12. David was the Song of the Drunkards. (3.) It's the great incendiary of Lust: You shall find rioting and drunkenness joined with chambering and wantonness, Rom. 13. 13. Nunquam ego ebrium castum putabo, saith Hierome, I will never think a drunkard to be chaste. Solomon plainly tells us, what the issue will be, Prov. 23. 33. Thine eyes shall behold a strange woman, and thy heart shall utter perverse things, speaking of the Drunkard. It may be called Gad, for a troop followeth it. Hence one aptly calls it, The Devils bridle, by which he turneth the sinner which way he pleases: he that is overcome by it, can overcome no other sin.
Arg. 8. Drunkenness is a leading sin, which has a great retinue and attendence of other sins waiting on it, it's like a sudden Land-flood, which brings a great deal of dirt with it. So that look as Faith excels among the Graces, because it enlivens, actuates, and gives strength to them; so is this among sins. It is not so much a special sin against a single Precept of God, as a general violation of the whole Law, (saith accurate Amesius.) It doth not only call off the guard, but warms and quickens all other Lusts, and so exposes the Soul to be prostituted by them. (1.) It gives occasion, yea, is the real cause of many contentions, and fatal quarrels,