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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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Arg. 3. It's a sin that few are sensible of, as they are of other sins, and therefore the more dangerous. It's commonly committed, and that without checks of Conscience. Other sins, as Murder and Adultery, though they be horrid sins, yet are but seldom committed, and when they are, Conscience is startled at the horridness of them: Few, except they be prodigious wretches indeed, dare make light of them. But now for idle and vain words, there are innumerable swarms of these every day, and few regard them. The intercourse betwixt the heart and tongue is quick; they are quickly committed, and as easily forgotten.
Arg. 3. It's a sin that few are sensible of, as they are of other sins, and therefore the more dangerous. It's commonly committed, and that without checks of Conscience. Other sins, as Murther and Adultery, though they be horrid sins, yet are but seldom committed, and when they are, Conscience is startled at the horridness of them: Few, except they be prodigious wretches indeed, dare make light of them. But now for idle and vain words, there are inumerable swarms of these every day, and few regard them. The intercourse betwixt the heart and tongue is quick; they are quickly committed, and as easily forgotten.
Arg. 4. And then 4thly, They have mischievous effects upon others. How long doth an idle word or foolish jest stick in mens minds, and become an ⟨p. 26⟩occasion of much sin to them? The froth and vanity of thy Spirit, which thy tongue so freely vents among thy vain Companions, may be working in their minds, when thou art in the dust, and so be transmitted from one to another; for unto that no more is requisite than an objective existence of those vain words in their memories. And thus mayst thou be sinning in the persons of thy Companions, when thou art turned into dust. And this is one reason that Suarez gives for a general Judgment, after men have past their particular judgment, immediately after their death, Because (saith he) after this, multitudes of sins by their means will be committed in the world,, for which they must yet be judged to a fuller measure of wrath. So that look as many of the precious Servants of God now in glory, have left many weighty and holy Sayings behind them, by which many thousands of souls have been benefited, and God glorified on Earth, after they had left it So thou leavest that vanity upon the mind of others behind thee, by which he may be dishonoured to many generations.