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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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1. IDLE WORDS: that is, useless Chat, unprofitable Talk, that is not referred any way to the glory of God: This is a common evil, and little regarded by most men, but yet a sin of severer aggravations than the most imagine. Light words weigh heavy in Gods balance.
1. IDLE WORDS: that is, useless Chat, unprofitable Talk, that is not referred any way to the glory of God: This is a common evil, and little regarded by most men, but yet a sin of severer aggravations than the most imagine. Light words weigh heavy in Gods ballance.
Arg. 1. For first, the evil of them is exceedingly aggravated by this: They abuse and pervert the Tongue, that noble member, from that employment and use which God by the law of Creation designed it to. God gave not to man the Organs and power of Speech (which is his excellency above the Beasts) to serve a passion, or vain humour, to vent the froth and vanity of his spirit: but to extol his Creator, and render him the praise of all his admirable and glorious works. For though the Creation be a curious well tuned Instrument, yet man is the Musician that must touch it and make the melody; this was the end of God in forming those Instruments and Organs: but now hereby they are subject to Satan and Lust, and employed to the dishonour of God that made them. God is pleased to suspend the power of Speech (as we see in Children) till Reason begin to bud in them; they have not the liberty of the one, till they have the use of the other: which plainly shows, that God is not willing to have our words run waste.
Arg. 1. For first, the evil of them is exceedingly aggravated by this: They abuse and prevert the Tongue, that noble member, from that employment and use which God by the law of Creation designed it to. God gave not to man the Organs and power of Speech (which is his excellency above the Beasts) to serve a passion, or vain humour, to vent the froth and vanity of his spirit: but to extol his Creator, and render him the praise of all his admirable and glorious works. For though the Creation be a curious well tuned Instrument, yet man is the Musician that must touch it and make the melody; this was the end of God in forming those Instruments and Organs: but now hereby they are subject to Satan and Lust, and employed to the dishonour of God that made them. God is pleased to suspend the power of Speech (as we see in Children) till Reason begin to bud in them; they have not the liberty of the one, till they have the use of the other: which plainly shews, that God is not willing to have our words run waste.