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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.
It is not my purpose to write of all the diseases of the Tongue; that would fill a Volume, and is inconsistent with my intended brevity. Who can recount the evils of the Tongue? The Apostle saith, ⟨p. 23⟩It is a world of Iniquity, Jam. 3. 6. And if there be a world of Sin in one member, Who can number the Sins of all the members? Laurentius reckons as many sins of the Tongue, as there are Letters in the Alphabet. And it is an observable Note that one hath upon Rom. 3. 13, 14. That when Paul anatomizeth the natural Man there, he insisteth longer upon the Organs of Speech, than all the other members. Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have used deceit, the poison of Asps is under their Lips, their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
It is not my purpose to write of all the diseases of the Tongue; that would fill a Volume, and is inconsistent with my intended brevity. Who can recount the evils of the Tongue? The Apostle saith, ⟨p. 23⟩It is a world of Iniquity, Jam. 3. 6. And if there be a world of Sin in one member, Who can number the Sins of all the members? Laurentius reckons as many sins of the Tongue, as there are Letters in the Alphabet. And it is an observable Note that one hath upon Rom. 3. 13, 14. That when Paul anatomizeth the natural Man there, he insisteth longer upon the Organs of Speech, than all the other members. Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have used deceit, the poyson of Asps is under their Lips, their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
But to be short, we find the Spirit of God in Scripture comparing the Tongue to a Tree,