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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.
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.
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.
Friends, Providence oftentimes confines many of you together within the narrow limits of a Ship, where you have time enough, and if your ⟨p. 22⟩hearts were sanctified, many choice advantages of edifying one another. O what transcendent subjects doth Providence daily present you with, to take up your discourses! How many experiences of extraordinary mercies and preservations have you to relate to one another, and bless the Lord for! Also, how many works of wonder do you daily behold, who go down into the deeps? O what heavenly employment is here for your Tongues! How should they be talking of all his wonders! How should you call upon each other, as David did,