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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 18
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CHAP. XVIII.
Like hungry Lions, Waves for Sinners gape: Leave then your Sins behind, if you'll escape.
OBSERVATION.
THE Waves of the Sea are sometimes raised by God's Commission, to be Executioners of his ⟨p. 68⟩Threatenings upon sinners. When Jonah fled from the presence of the Lord to Tarshish, the Text saith, The Lord sent out a great Wind into the Sea, and there was a mighty Tempest, so that the Ship was like to be broken, Joh. 1. 4. These were God's Bailiffs, to arrest the Run-away Prophet. And Psal. 148. 8. The stormy winds are said to fulfil his word; not only his word of Command, in rising when God bids them, but his word of threatening also. And hence it is called a destroying wind, Jer. 51. 1. and a stormy wind in God's fury, Ezek. 13. 13.