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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 20 › REFLECTION.
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REFLECTION.
Can none appease a troubled Conscience, but Christ? Then learn, O my Soul, to understand, and daily more and more to savour that glorious Name, even Jesus, that delivers not only from the wrath to come, but that which is felt here also. Oh if the foretaste of Hell be so intolerable, if a few drops let fall on the Conscience in this life, be so scalding and insufferable; what is it to have all the Vials poured out to Eternity, when there shall be nothing to divert, mitigate, or allay it?
Here men have somewhat to abate those Terrors, some hopes of Mercy, at least a possibility; but there is none. O my Soul! how art thou loaded with Guilt! And what a Magormissabib wouldst thou be, should God rouse that sleepy Lion in thy bosom▪ My condition is not at all the better, because my Conscience is quiet. Ah, the day is coming, when it must awake, and will lighten and thunder terribly within me, if I get not into Christ the sooner. O Lord, who knows the power of thy wrath? O let me not carry this guilt out of the World with me, to maintain those everlasting flames? let me give no sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber ⟨p. 76⟩to my eye-lids, till I feel the comfort of that Blood of Sprinkling, which alone speaketh Peace.
Here men have somewhat to abate those Terrours, some hopes of Mercy, at least a possibility; but there is none. O my Soul! how art thou loaded with Guilt! And what a Magormissabib wouldst thou be, should God rouze that sleepy Lion in thy bosom My condition is not at all the better, because my Conscience is quiet. Ah, the day is coming, when it must awake, and will lighten and thunder terribly within me, if I get not into Christ the sooner. O Lord, who knows the power of thy wrath? O let me not carry this guilt out of the World with me, to maintain those everlasting flames? let me give no sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber