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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.
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.
And now, Soul, you see what death is, that you have made so slight of; and what is the only way that we, poor Sons of Death, have to escape its sting. You have here seen the vanity of all your pleas and pretences against Conversion, and the way to Christ prepared and cast up for you. Now, Sirs, I beg you in the name of God that made you, and as if I made this request upon my bended Knees to you, that you will now, without any more delays, yield your selves to the Lord. Soul! I beseech thee, hast thee into thy chamber, shut thy door, and bespeak the Lord after some such manner as this, before thou darest to launch out into the Deeps again:
And now, Soul, you see what death is, that you have made so slight of; and what is the only way that we, poor Sons of Death, have to escape its sting. You have here seen the vanity of all your pleas and pretences against Conversion, and the way to Christ prepared and cast up for you. Now, Sirs, I beg you in the name of God that made you, and as if I made this request upon my bended Knees to you, that you will now, without any more delays, yield your selves to the Lord. Soul! I beseech thee, hast thee into thy •hamber, shut thy door, and bespeak the Lord after some such manner as this, before thou darest to launch out into the Deeps again:
O dreadful and glorious Majesty! thou hast bowels of mercy, as well as beams of glory: I have heard the sounding of these bowels for me this day. Lord, I have now heard a representation of the grim and ghastly face of Death! Ah! I have now seen it as the King of Terrors, as the door of Eternity, as the Parting-point, where sinners take their eternal farewell of all their delights. I have seen this black Prince mounted on his pale Horse, and Hell following him. I have been convinced this day, that if he should come and fetch away my Soul in that condition it is, Hell would follow him indeed. Lord! I have now heard of the Prince of Life also, in whose bleeding side Death hath left and lost its envenomed sting; so that though it may kill, yet it cannot hurt any of his Members. To this glorious Redeemer I have now ⟨p. 79⟩