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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It's a captivating sin, that leads away the sinner in triumph; they cannot deliver their souls: Prov. 7. 22. He goeth after her straightway, as an Ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a [Fool] to the correction of the stocks. Mark; a Fool: it dementates and befools men, takes away their understanding: the Septuagint renders it, [Greek or Hebrew], As a dog to the Collar, or, like as we use to say, a dog in a string. I have read of one, that having by this sin wasted his body, was told by Physicians, that except he left it, he would quickly lose his Eyes; he answered, If it be so, then Vale lumen amicum, Farewell sweet light. And I remember Luther writes of a certain Nobleman in his Country, who was so besotted with the sin of Whoredom, that he was not ashamed to say, That if he might live here for ever, and be carried from one stews to another, he would never desire any other Heaven. The greatest Conquerors that have subdued Kingdoms, and scorned to be commanded by any, have been miserably enslaved and captivated by this Lust. O think sadly upon this argument; God often gives them up to Impenitency, and will not spend a rod upon them to reclaim them. See Hos. 4. 14. Revel. 22. 11.
It's a captivating sin, that leads away the sinner in triumph; they cannot deliver their souls: Prov. 7. 22. He goeth after her straightway, as an Ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a [Fool] to the correction of the stocks. Mark; a Fool: it dementates and befools men, takes away their understanding: the Septuagint renders it, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, As a dog to the Collar, or, like as we use to say, a dog in a string. I have read of one, that having by this sin wasted his body, was told by Physitians, that except he left it, he would quickly lose his Eyes; he answered, If it be so, then Vale lumen amicum, Farewel sweet light. And I remember Luther writes of a certain Nobleman in his Country, who was so besotted with the sin of Whoredome, that he was not ashamed to say, That if he might live here for ever, and be carried from one stews to another, he would never desire any other Heaven. The greatest Conquerors that have subdued Kingdoms, and scorned to be commanded by any, have been miserably enslaved and captivated by this Lust. O think sadly upon this argument; God often gives them up to Impenitency, and will not spend a rod upon them to reclaim them. See