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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 › APPLICATION.
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APPLICATION.
Thus hath God distributed the more rich and precious Gifts and Graces of his Spirit among his People: Some excelling in one Grace, some in another, though every Grace, in some degree, be in them all; even as in Nature, though there be all the Faculties in all, yet some Faculties are in some more lively and vigorous than in others; some have a more vigorous eye▪ others a more ready ear, others a more voluble tongue; so it's in Spirituals. Abraham excelled in Faith, •ob in Patience, John in Love. These were their peculiar excellencies. All the elect Vessels are not of one quantity; yet even those that excel others in some particular Grace, come short in other respects of those they so excelled in the former, and may be much improved by converse with such as in some respects are much below them. The solid, wise, and judicious Christian may want that liveliness of affections, and tenderness of heart, that appears in the weak; and one that excels in gifts and utterance, may learn Humility from the very Babes in Christ.
Thus hath God distributed the more rich and precious Gifts and Graces of his Spirit among his People: Some excelling in one Grace, some in another, though every Grace, in some degree, be in them all; even as in Nature, though there be all the Faculties in all, yet some Faculties are in some more lively and vigorous than in others; some have a more vigorous eye▪ others a more ready ear, others a more voluable tongue; so it's in Spirituals. Abraham excell'd in Faith, •ob in Patience, Iohn in Love. These were their peculiar excellencies. All the elect Vessels are not of one quantity; yet even those that excel others in some particular Grace, come short in other respects of those they so excelled in the former, and may be much improv'd by converse with such as in some respects are much below them. The solid, wise, and judicious Christian may want that liveliness of affections, and tenderness of heart, that appears in the weak; and one that excels in gifts and utterance, may learn Humility from the very Babes in Christ.