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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.
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.
Obj. But I hope I shall repent, and then this Text can be no bar to my Salvation.
Sol. True, if God shall give thee Repentance, it could not. But in the last place, to awaken thee throughly, and startle thy secure Conscience, which Sensuality hath brawned and cauterized, let me tell thee.
Sol. True, if God shall give thee Repentance, it could not. But in the last place, to awaken thee throughly, and startle thy secure Conscience, which Sensuallity hath brawned and cauterized, let me tell thee.
Arg. 10. That it is a sin out of whose power few or none are ever rescued or reclaimed. On this account it was that Saint Augustine called it the Pi• of Hell: he that is addicted to this Sin, becomes incurable (saith a Reverend Divine) for seldom, or never, have I known a Drunkard recalled.1 And its power to hold the soul in subjection to it, lies in two things especially: (1) as it becomes habitual; and habits are not easily broken; be pleased to view an Example in the case, Prov. 23. 35. They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me and I felt it not. When I shall awake, I will seek it yet again. (2.) As it takes away the heart, Hos. 4 11. that is, the understanding, reason and ingenuity of a man, and so makes him uncapable of being reclaimed by counsel. Upon this account it was, that Abigail would not speak less or more to Nabal, till the Wine was gone out of him,