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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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Direct. 1. Beg of God a clean heart, renewed and sanctified by saving grace; all other endeavours do but palliate a cure: the root of this is deep in thy nature, Oh get that mortified, Matth. 15. 9. Out of the heart proceed fornication, adulteries, 1 Pet. 2. 11, 12. Abstain from fleshly lust—having your Conversation honest. The lust must first be subdued, before the conversation can be honest.
Direct. 2. Walk in the fear of God all the day long, and in the sense of his Omniscient eye, that is ever upon thee. This kept Joseph from this sin, Gen 39. 9. How can I do this wickedness, and sin against God? Consider, the darkness hideth not from him, but shineth as the light. If thou couldst find a place where the eye of God could not discover thee, it ⟨p. 51⟩were somewhat: Thou darest not to act this wickedness in the presence of a Child, and wilt thou adventure to commit it before the face of God? See that Argument, Prov. 5. 20 And why wilt thou my Son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.
Direct. 2. Walk in the fear of God all the day long, and in the sense of his Omniscient eye, that is ever upon thee. This kept Ioseph from this sin, Gen 39. 9. How can I do this wickedness, and sin agains• God? Consider, the darkness hideth not from him, but shineth as the light. If thou couldst find a place where the eye of God could not discover thee, it ⟨p. 51⟩were somewhat: Thou darest not to act this wickedness in the presence of a Child, and wilt thou adventure to commit it before the face of God? See that Argument,