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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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And then 2. For PROFANE OATHS, th• corrupt fruit of a graceless heart; Oh how common are these among you! yea, the habit of swearing […] so strengthened in some, that they have lost all Sens••• and Conscience of the sin. Now, Oh that I might prevail with you to repent of this wickedness, an• break the force of this customary evil among you▪ Will you but give me the reading of a few page• more; and weigh with the reason of men, what yo• read? If you will not hearken to counsel, it is a fat• sign, 2 Cor. 2. 15, 16. and you shall mourn for th• obstinacy hereafter, Prov. 5. 12, 13. Desperate that evil that scorns the remedy. And if you ha•• patience to read it, the Lord give you an heart […] ⟨p. 27⟩consider what you read, and obey the Counsels of God; or else it were better thine eyes had never •een these lines. Well then, I beseech you consider,
And then 2. For PROPHANE OATHES, th• corrupt fruit of a graceless heart; Oh how common are these among you! yea, the habit of swearing 〈…〉 so strengthened in some, that they have lost all Sens••• and Conscience of the sin. Now, Oh that I migh• prevail with you to repent of this wickedness, an• break the force of this customary evil among you▪ Will you but give me the reading of a few page• more; and weigh with the reason of men, what yo read? If you will not hearken to counsel, it is a fat sign,