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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
A Sober Consideration Of the SIN of DRUNKENNESS. › Caution 5: V. 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.
Now to the end that you might have right thoughts and apprehensions of death, which may put you upon serious preparation for it; and that when ever your turn comes to conflict with this King of terrors, under whose hand the Pompeys, Caesars, and Alexanders of the ⟨p. 68⟩world, who have been the terrors of Nations, have bowed down themselves; I say, that when your turn and time comes (as the Lord only knows how soon it may be) you may escape the stroke of its dart and sting, and taste no other b•tterness in death, than the natural evil of it: To this end I have drawn the following Questions and Answers which, if you please, may be called, The Sea-man's Catechism. And Oh that you might not dare to launch forth into the deeps, until you have seriously interrogated and examined your hearts upon those particulars▪ Oh that you would resolve, before you go forth, to withdraw your selves a while, from all clamours and distractions, and calmly and seriously Catechise your own selves in this manner.
Now to the end that you might have right thoughts and apprehensions of death, which may put you upon serious preparation for it; and that when ever your turn comes to conflict with this King of terrours, under whose hand the Pompeys, Caesars, and Alexanders of the ⟨p. 68⟩world, who have been the terrours of Nations, have bowed down themselves; I say, that when your turn and time comes (as the Lord onely knows how soon it may be) you may escape the stroke of its dart and sting, and taste no other b•tterness in death, than the natural evil of it: To this end I have drawn the following Questions and Answers which, if you please, may be called, The Sea-man's Catechism. And Oh that you might not dare to launch forth into the deeps, untill you have seriously interrogated and examined your hearts upon those particulars▪ Oh that you would resolve, before you go forth, to withdraw your selves a while, from all clamours and distractions, and calmly and seriously Catechise your own selves in this manner.