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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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Consid. 2. Secondly, That the Lord will most certainly be avenged upon thee for these things, except thou repent. O read and tremble at the word of God, Eccles. 5. 4. When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it: for he hath no pleasure in ⟨p. 65⟩fools; pay that which thou hast vowed. But better it is that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not not pay. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, neither say thou before the Angel, that it was an error; wherefore [should God be angry] at thy vice, and [destroy] the works of thy hands? Mark, God will be angry, and in that anger he will destroy the Work of thy hand, (i. e.) saith Diodate, Bring thee and all thy actions to nought, by reason of thy perjury. Now the anger of God, which thy breach of promise kindles, as appears by this Text, is a dreadful fire. Oh what Creature can stand before it! as Asaph speaks, Psal. 76. 7. Thou, even thou art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Consid. 2. Secondly, That the Lord will most certainly be avenged upon thee for these things, except thou repent. O read and tremble at the word of God, Eccles. 5. 4. When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it: for he hath no pleasure in ⟨p. 65⟩fools; pay that which thou hast vowed. But better it is that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not not pay. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, neithey say thou before the Angel, that it was an errour; wherefore [should God be angry] at thy vice, and [destroy] the works of thy hands? Mark, God will be angry, and in that anger he will destroy the Work of thy hand, (i. e.) saith Diodate, Bring thee and all thy actions to nought, by reason af thy perjury. Now the anger of God, which thy breach of promise kindles, as appears by this Text, is a dreadful fire. Oh what Creature can stand before it! as Asaph speaks, Psal. 76. 7. Thou, even thou art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?