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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 4: IV. CAUTION.
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Quer. 2. Wast thou never cast upon miserable straits and extremities, wherein the good Providence of God relieved and supplied thee? How many of you have been beaten so long at Sea, by reason of contrary winds, and other accidents, till your Provisions have been even exhausted and spent? To how short allowance have you been kept? And what a mercy would you have esteemed it, if you could but have satisfied Nature with a full draught of Water? Certainly, this hath been the case of many of you. Oh what a price and value did you then set upon those common Mercies, which at other times have been slightly over-looked! and when you have seen no hopes of relief, Have you not looked sadly one upon another? and it may be said as that Widow of Zarephtah did to the Prophet, 1 King. 17. 12. And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering two sticks that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. Even such hath been your case; yet hath that God, whose ⟨p. 58⟩Mercies are over all his Works, heard your sorrows, and provided Relief for you▪ either by some Ship, which Providence sent to relieve you in that distress; or by altering the Winds, and sending you safe to the Land, before all your Provisions have been spent. And hast thou kept no Records of these gracious Providences? yea, Dost thou abuse the Creature, when thou art brought again to the full enjoyment of it? and possibly receivest the Creatures (whose worth thou so lately hast seen in the want of them) without thanksgiving, or a sensible acknowledgement of the goodness of God in them? I say, dost thou thus answer the expectations of God? Well, beware lest God teach such an unworthy Creature, by woeful experience, that the opening of his hand to give thee a Mercy, is worth the opening thy Lips to bless him for it. Beware lest that unthankful Mouth, that will not bless the Lord for Bread and Water, have neither the one or the other to bless him for. I can give you a sad instance in the case, and I have found it in the Writing of an eminent Divine, who saith he had it from an eye and ear-witness of the truth of it.
Quer. 2. Wast thou never cast upon miserable streights and extremities, wherein the good Providence of God relieved and supplied thee? How many of you have been beaten so long at Sea, by reason of contrary winds, and other accidents, till your Provisions have been even exhausted and spent? To how short allowance have you been kept? And what a mercy would you have esteemed it, if you could but have satisfied Nature with a full draught of Water? Certainly, this hath been the case of many of you. Oh what a price and vallue did you then set upon those common Mercies, which at other times have been slightly over-look'd! and when you have seen no hopes of relief, Have you not looked sadly one upon another? and it may be said as that Widow of Zarephtah did to the Prophet,