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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. 5. And then lastly, to name no more, I pray you consider, that a custom of vain words and profane Oaths, is as plain an indication and discovery of an unregenerate Soul, as any in the world. This is a sure sign thou art none of Christs, nor hast any thing to do with the promises and privileges of his people: for by this the Scripture distinguisheth the state of Saints and Sinners, Eccl. 9. 2. There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth▪ and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner: and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an Oath. Mark; he that sweareth, and he that feareth an Oath, do as manifestly distinguish the Children of God from wicked men, as clean and unclean, righteous and wicked, sacrificing▪ and not sacrificing This fruit of the tongue plainly shows what the tree is that bears it, Isai. 2. 6. The vile person will speak of villainy; and out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Loquere, ut videam, said one; Speak, that I may see what you are. Look what is in the heart that is vented by the Tongue: where the treasures of Grace are in the Heart, words ministering Grace will be in the Lips, Psal. ⟨p. 34⟩37. 30. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of Judgment; for the law of the Lord is in his heart. To this sense we must understand that Scripture, at. 12. 27. By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Certainly, Justification and Condemnation, in the day of Judgment, shall not pass upon us merely for the good or bad words we have spoken; but according to the state of the Person, and frame of the heart. But the meaning is, that our words shall justify or condemn us in that day, as evidence of the state and frame of the Soul. We use to say, such Witnesses hanged a man; the meaning is, the Evidence they gave cast and condemned him. O think seriously of this; if words evidence the state of the Soul, what an woeful state must thy Soul needs be in, whose mouth overflows with Oaths and Curses! How many witnesses will be brought in, to cast thee in the great Day? Your own tongue shall then fall upon you, as the expression is,