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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 6 › APPLICATION.
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APPLICATION.
To the same use and office has God designed Conscience in Man, which being rectified and regulated by the Word and Spirit of God, is to steer and order his whole Conversation. Conscience is as the Oracle of God, the Judge and Determiner of our Actions, whether they be good or evil? and it lays the strongest obligations upon the creature to obey its dictates, that is imaginable: For it binds under the reason and consideration of the most Absolute and Sovereign Will of the great God. So that as often as Conscience from the Word convinceth us of any sin or duty, it lays such a bond upon us to obey it, as no power under Heaven can relax, or dispense with. Angels cannot do it, much less Man; for that would be to exalt themselves above God. Now therefore it is an high and dreadful way of sinning, to oppose and rebel against Conscience, when it convinces of sin or duty. Conscience sometimes reasons it out with Men, and shows them the necessity of changing their way and course; arguing it from the clearest and most allowed Maxims of right Reason, as well as from the indisputable Sovereignty of God.
To the same use and office has God design'd Conscience in Man, which being rectified and regulated by the Word and Spirit of God, is to steer and order his whole Conversation. Conscience is as the Oracle of God, the Judge and Determiner of our Actions, whether they be good or evil? and it lays the strongest obligatons upon the creature to obey its dictates, that is imaginable: For it binds under the reason and consideration of the most Absolute and Soveraign Will of the great God. So that as often as Conscience from the Word convinceth us of any sin or duty, it lays such a bond upon us to obey it, as no power under Heaven can relax, or dispense with. Angels cannot do it, much less Man; for that would be to exalt themselves above God. Now therefore it is an high and dreadful way of sinning, to oppose and rebel against Conscience, when it convinces of sin or duty. Conscience sometimes reasons it out with Men, and shews them the necessity of changing their way and course; arguing it from the clearest and most allowed Maxims of right Reason, as well as from the indisputable Soveraignty of God.