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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 New Compass for Sea-Men: OR, Navigation Spiritualiz'd. › Chapter 4 › REFLECTION.
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REFLECTION.
Lord! this is the very frame of my heart, may the graceless Soul say: My corruptions quietly settle in me, my heart labours not against it: I am a stranger to that conflict which is daily maintained in all the Faculties of the regenerate Soul. Glorified Souls have ⟨p. 18⟩no such conflict, because Grace in them stands alone, and is perfectly triumphant over all its opposites; and graceless Souls can have no such conflict, because in them corruption stands alone, and hath no other principle to make opposition to it. And this is my case, O Lord: I am full of vain hopes indeed, but had I a living and well grounded hope to dwell for ever with so holy a God, I could not but be daily purifying my self. But O! what will the end of this be? I have cause to tremble at that last and dreadfullest Curse in the Book of God, Rev. 22. 11. Let him that is filthy be filthy still. Is it not as much as if God should say, Let them alone, I will spend no more rods upon them, no more means shall be used about them; but I will reckon with them for all together in another World; O my Soul! what a dismal reckoning will that be! Ponder with thy self in the mean while, those terrible and awaking Texts, that if possible, this fatal issue may be prevented. See Isai. 1. 5. Hos. 4. 14. Jer. 6. 29, 30, Heb. 6. 8.
Lord! this is the very frame of my heart, may the graceless Soul say: My corruptions quietly settle in me, my heart labours not against it: I am a stranger to that conflict which is daily maintained in all the Faculties of the regenerate Soul. Glorified Souls have