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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. 9. But if none of the former Considerations can prevail, I hope these two last may, unless all sense and tenderness be lost. Consider therefore in the 9th place, That Drunkards are in Scripture marked out for Hell: the Characters of Death are upon them. You shall find them pinioned with other Sons of death, 1 Cor. 6. 9, 10. Know ye not, that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Be not deceived: Neither Fornicators, nor Idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor Abusers of themselves with Mankind, nor Thieves, nor Covetous, nor [Drunkards,] nor Revilers, nor Extortioners, shall inherit the Kingdom of God. Oh dreadful thunderbolt! He is not asleep but dead, that is not startled at it. Lord, how are guilty sinners able to face such a Text as this is! Oh Soul! Darst thou for a superfluous Cup adventure to drink a Cup of pure unmixed ⟨p. 19⟩wrath? Oh think when the Wine sparkles in the glass, and gives its colour, think, I say, what a Cup of trembling is in the hand of the Lord for thee. Thou wilt not now believe this; Oh but the day is coming, when thou shalt know the price of these brutish pleasures. Oh it will then sting like an Adder. Ah! this short-lived beastly pleasure is the price for which thou sellest Heaven, and rivers of pleasure that are at Gods right hand.
Arg. 9. But if none of the former Considerations can prevail, I hope these two last may, unless all sense and tenderness be lost. Consider therefore in the 9th place, That Drunkards are in Scripture marked out for Hell: the Characters of Death are upon them. You shall find them pinioned with other Sons of death, 1 Cor. 6. 9, 10. Know ye not, that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Be not deceived: Neither Fornicaters, nor Idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor Abusers of themselves with Mankinde, nor Thieves, nor Covetous, nor [Drunkards,] nor Revilers, nor Extortioners, shall inherit the Kingdom of God. Oh dreadful thunderbolt! He is not asleep but dead, that is not startled at it. Lord, how are guilty sinners able to face such a Text as this is! Oh Soul! Darst thou for a superfluous Cup adventure to drink a Cup of pure unmixed ⟨p. 19⟩