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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 1 › APPLICATION.
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APPLICATION.
No sooner come we into the World as Men, or as Christians, by a natural, or supernatural Birth; but thus we are tossed upon a Sea of Troubles, Job 5. 7. Yet Man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards. The spark no sooner comes out of the fire, but it flies up naturally; it needs not any external force, help, or guidance, but ascends from a principle in it self: So naturally, so easily, doth trouble rise out of sin. There is radically all the misery, anguish, and trouble in the World, in our corrupt Natures. As the spark lies ⟨p. 2⟩close hid in the coals, so doth misery in sin: Every sin draws a rod after it. And these sorrows and troubles fall not only on the Body, in those breaches, flaws, deformities, pains, aches, diseases to which it is subject, which are but the groans of dying Nature, and its crumbling, by degrees, into dust again; but on all our Employments and Callings also, Gen. 3. 17, 18, 19. These are full of pain, trouble, and disappointment. Hag. 1. 6. We earn Wages, and put it into a Bag with holes, and disquiet our selves in vain; all our Relations full of trouble. The Apostle speaking to those that Marry, saith, 1 Cor. 7. 28. Such shall have trouble in the flesh. Upon which words one glosseth thus: Flesh and Trouble are Married together, whether we Marry or no: But they that are Married, Marry with, and Match into new troubles:1