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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. 2. Swearing is a part of the Worship of […], and therefore profane swearing can be no ⟨p. 28⟩less than the profanation of his worship, and robbing•• him of all the glory he has thereby, Deut. 6. 13.• Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his Name. So Jer. 4. 2. Thou shal• swear, the Lord liveth, in Truth, in Judgment, and […] Righteousness. If a man swear by God after thi• manner, God is exceedingly glorified thereby▪ Now that you may see what revenue of Glory Go••• hath from this part of his worship, and how it be•omes a part of Divine Worship; you must know▪ That an Oath is nothing else, but The asking o• desiring a Divine Testimony, for the confirmation of th• truth of our testimony. Heb. 6. 16. For men verily swear by the greater, and an Oath for [confirmation] is to them an end of all strife. The corruption o• humane nature by the fall, has made man such a false and •ickle creature, that his single testimony canno• be sufficient Security for another, (especially i• weighty Cases) to rest upon: and therefore i• swearing, he calleth •od for a witness of the truth of that he affirms, or promiseth. I say, calleth Go• to be a witness of the truth of what he saith, becau•• he is Truth it self, and cannot lie,