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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 3: III. CAUTION.
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Arg. 2. It is a sin that the God of Heaven hath often prohibited, and severely condemned in the Word, which abundantly declares his abhorrence of it. You have prohibition upon prohibition, and threatening upon threatening in the Word against it. Exod. 20. 14. Thou shalt not commit adultery. This was delivered upon Mount Sinai, with the greatest solemnity and terror, by the mouth of God himself. Turn to, and ponder the following Scriptures, among many others, Prov. 5. 2, 3, 4. Acts 5. 29. Rom. 1. 24, 29. Rom. 13. 13. 1 Cor. 6. 13, 14, 15, 16, 18. 2 Cor. 12. 21. Gal. 5. 29. Ephes. 5. 3. Col. 3. 5. 1 Thes. • ▪ 2, 3, 4, 5. Heb. 12. 16. Heb. 13. 4. All these, with many others, are the true sayings of God; By them thou shalt be tried in the last day. Now consider how terrible it will be▪ to have so many words of God, and such terrible ones too, as most of those are, to be brought in and pleaded against thy Soul in that day: mountains and hills may depart, but these words shall not depart; Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but not one tittle of the Word shall pass away. Believe it, Sinner, as sure as the Heavens are over thy head, and the Earth under thy feet, they shall one day take hold of thee, though we poor worms who plead them with thee, die and perish,