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Navigation spiritualizedNavigation spiritualiz'd
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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Meditation being as it were the Limbeck or Still in which the Affections heat and melt, and as it were drop sweet spiritual Waters. The affectionate Author of the Christians Compass doth indeed, in the third and last part of his Undertaking, hint at several Meditations which the spiritual Seaman is to be acquainted with, unto which thou hast an excellent Supplement in this New Compass for Seamen. This Collection is prefixed, that at once thou mayest view all the Compasses (both the Speculative, Practical, and Affectionate) by which thou must steer Heaven-ward. What further shall be added by way of Pre•••e, is not to commend this New Compass, which indeed (2 Cor. 3. 1.) needs no [Greek or Hebrew], Letters of Commendation, or any Panegyric to usher it into any honest heart: but to stir up all, especially Sea-men, to make conscience of using such choice helps for the promoting the sanctification and salvation of their Souls, for the making of them as dexterous in the Art of Spiritual Navigation, as any of them are in the Art of Natural Navigation, Consider therefore.
Meditation being as it were the Limbeck or Still in which the Affections heat and melt, and as it were drop sweet spiritual Waters. The affectionate Author of the Christians Compass doth indeed, in the third and last part of his Undertaking, hint at several Meditations which the spiritual Seaman is to be acquainted with, unto which thou hast an excellent Supplement in this New Compass for Seamen. This Collection is prefixt, that at once thou mayest view all the Compasses (both the Speculative, Practical, and Affectionate) by which thou must steer Heaven-ward. What further shall be added by way of Pre•••e, is not to commend this New Compass, which indeed (2 Cor. 3. 1.) needs no 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Letters of Commendation, or any Panegyrick to usher it into any honest heart: but to stir up all, especially Sea-men, to make conscience of using such choice helps for the promoting the sanctification and salvation of their Souls, for the making of them as dexterous in the Art of Spiritual Navigation, as any of them are in the Art of Natural Navigation, Consider therefore.