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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 7
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CHAP. VII.
Through many fears and dangers Sea-men run But all's forgotten when they do return.
OBSERVATION
WE have an elegant and lively description of their fears and dangers, Psal. 107. 25, 26, 27. He commandeth and raiseth the stormy Winds, which listeth up the Waves thereof: They mount up to Heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble; they reel to and fro, they stagger like a drunken […]; they are at their wits end. Or, as it is in the Hebrew, All Wisdom is swallowed up. Suitable to which is that of the Poet. Rector in incerto est, nec quid fugiative petotive Invenit, ambiguis ars stupet ipsa malis. Ovid. The Pilot knows not what to choose or flee, Art stands amazed in ambiguity. O what strange and miraculous Deliverances have many Sea-men had? How often have they yielded themselves for dead Men, and verily thought the next Sea would have swallowed them up? How earnestly then do they cry for Mercy? And like the Cymbrians, can pray in a storm, though they regarded i• not at other times, Psal. 107. 28. Jonah 1. 5, 6.