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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 10 › OBSERVATION.
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OBSERVATION.
THE most wise God hath so dispensed his Bounty to the several Nations of the World, that one standing in need of another's Commodities, there might be a sociable Commerce and Traffic maintained amongst them all, and all combining in a common League, may, by the help of Navigation, exhibit mutual succours to each other. The Staple-Commodities proper to each Country, I find thus expressed by the Poet, Bart. Coll.
THE most wise God hath so dispenced his Bounty to the several Nations of the World, that one standing in need of anothers Commodities, there might be a sociable Commerce and Traffick maintaintain'd amongst them all, and all combining in a common League, may, by the help of Navigation, exhibit mutual succours to each other. The Staple-Commodities proper to each Country, I find thus expressed by the Poet, Bart. Coll.
Hence come our Sugars from Canary Isles, From Candy Currants, Muscadels, and Oils; From the Moluccoes, Spices; Balsamum From Egypt; Odours from Arabia come; From India Gums, rich Drugs and Ivory; From Syria Mummy; Black, Red Ebony From burning Chus; from Peru, Pearl and Gold; From Russia Furs, to keep the Rich from Cold. From Florence Silks; from Spain Fruit, Saffron, Sacks; From Denmark Amber, Cordage, Firs, and Flax; From Holland Hops; •orse from the Banks of Rhine; From England Wool: all Lands, as God distributes, To the World's Treasure pay their sundry Tributes.
Hence come our Sugars from Canary Isles, From Candy Currans, Muskadels, and Oyls; From the Moluccoes, Spices; Balsamum From Aegypt; Odours from Arabia come; From India Gums, rich Drugs and Ivory; From Syria Mummy; Black, Red Ebony From burning Chus; from Peru, Pearl and Gold; From Russia Furs, to keep the Rich from Cold. From Florence Silks; from Spain Fruit, Saffron, Sacks; From Denmark Amber, Cordage, Firs, and Flax; From Holland Hops; orse from the Banks of Rhine; From England VVool: all Lands, as God distributes, To the VVorld's Treasure pay their sundry Tributes.