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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 5: V. CAUTION.
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Quest. 12. B•t will Christ receive me, if I go unto him?
Answ. Yes, yes; He is more ready to receive thee, than thou are to come to him. Luk. 15. 20. And he, ••ose and came to his Father. But when he was yet a great way off, his Father saw him, and had compassion on him, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. The Son doth ⟨p. 73⟩but go, the Father ran: if he had but received him into the house, it had been much; but he fell on his neck, and kissed him. He bespeaks him much after that rate he expressed himself to returning Ephraim. My Bowels are troubled for him: I will surely have mercy on him, Jerem. 31. 20. There is not the least Parenthesis in all the pages of Free Grace, to exclude a Soul that is sincerely willing to come to Christ.
Answ. Yes, yes; He is more ready to receive thee, than thou are to come to him. Luk. 15. 20. And he, ••ose and came to his Father. But when he was yet a great way off, his Father saw him, and had compassion on him, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. The Son doth ⟨p. 73⟩but go, the Father ran: if he had but received him into the house, it had been much; but he fell on his neck, and kissed him. He bespeaks him much after that rate he exprest himself to returning Ephraim. My Bowels are troubled for him: I will surely have mercy on him, Jerem. 31. 20. There is not the least Parenthesis in all the pages of Free Grace, to exclude a Soul that is sincerely willing to come to Christ.