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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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Though when all is done, there is an absolute necessity of the teachings of the Spirit, and of the anointing that is from above, to make Souls Artists in sailing Heavenward. The Ingenious Author of the Christians Compass, or the Mariners Companion, makes three Parts of this Art (as the School-men of Divinity,) viz. Speculative, Practical, and Affectionate. The principal things necessary to be known by a Spiritual Sea-man, in order to the steering rightly and safely to the Port of Happiness, he reduceth to four Heads, answerable to the four general Points of the Compass; making God our North; Christ our East; Holiness our South; and Death our West Points. Concerning God, we must know, 1. That he is, Heb. 11. 6. and that there is but one God, 1 Cor. 8. 5, 6. 2. That this God is that Supreme Good, in the enjoyment of ⟨image 8⟩whom all true happiness lies, Psal. 4. 6, 7. Mat. 5. 8.—18. 20. 3. That (Life eternal lying in God, and he being incomprehensible and unconceivable in Essence, as being a Spirit) our best way to eye him is in his Attributes, Exod. 34. 5, 6, 7. and works, Rom. 1. 20. and especially in his Son, 2 Cor. 4. 6. 4. That as God is a Spirit, so our chiefest, yea only way of knowing, enjoying, serving, and walking with him, is in the Spirit likewise, Joh. 4. 24. Concerning Christ, we must know, 1. That he is the true Sun which ariseth upon the World, by which all are enlightened, John 1. 9. Mal. 3. 2.