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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 2: II. CAUTION.
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II. CAUTION.
The Second Evil I shall deal with, is the evil of the Tongue, which, as St. James saith, is full of deadly Poison, Oaths, Curses, Blasphemies: and this poison it scatters up and down the World in all places; an untamed member that none can rule, Jam. 3. 7, 8. The fiercest of beasts have been tamed by Man, (as the Apostle there observes) which is a relic of his old superiority and dominion over them; But this is an unruly Member that none can tame, but he that made it: no beast so fierce and crabbed as this is. It may be, I may be bitten by it for my labour and endeavours to put a restraint upon it: but I shall adventure it. My design is not to dishonour or exasperate you: But if my faithfulness to God and you should accidentally do so, I cannot help that.
THe Second Evil I shall deal with, is the evil of the Tongue, which, as St. Iames saith, is full of deadly Poyson, Oathes, Curses, Blasphemies: and this poyson it scatters up and down the World in all places; an untamed member that none can rule, Iam. 3. 7, 8. The fiercest of beasts have been tamed by Man, (as the Apostle there observes) which is a relique of his old superiority and dominion over them; But this is an unruly Member that none can tame, but he that made it: no beast so fierce and crabbed as this is. It may be, I may be bitten by it for my labour and indeavours to put a restraint upon it: but I shall adventure it. My design is not to dishonour or exasperate you: But if my faithfulness to God and you should accidentally do so, I cannot help that.