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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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Thou wilt then easily be persuaded to make it thy main business here, to become an Artist in Spiritual Navigation. But to shut up this Preface, I shall briefly acquaint Sea-men, why they should, of all others, be Men of singular Piety and Heavenliness, and therefore more than ordinarily study the heavenly Art of Spiritual Navigation. O that Sea-men would therefore consider,
Thou wilt then easily be perswaded to make it thy main business here, to become an Artist in Spiritual Navigation. But to shut up this Preface, I shall briefly acquaint Sea-men, why they should, of all others, be Men of singular Piety and Heavenliness, and therefore more than ordinarily study the heavenly Art of Spiritual Navigation. O that Sea-men would therefore consider,
1: How nigh they border upon the Confines of Death and Eternity every moment. There is but a step, but an inch or two between them and their Graves continually. The next Gust may over-set them; the next Wave may swallow them up. In one place lies lurking dangerous Rocks, in another perilous Sands, and every-where stormy Winds, ready to destroy them. Well may the Sea-men cry out,1 Ego crastinum non habui: I have not had a Morrow in my hands these many Years. Should not they then be extraordinary serious and heavenly continually? Certainly (as the Reverend Author of this New Compass well observes) nothing more composeth the heart to such a frame, than the lively apprehensions of Eternity do; and none have greater external advantages for that, than Sea-men have.
- 1Terror ubique tremor, timor un•eque & undique terrari. Ovi.