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Mr. James Janeway's legacy to his friends containing twenty seven famous instances of Gods…
Mr. James Janeway's legacy to his friends containing twenty seven famous instances of Gods providences in and about sea dangers and deliverances, with the names of several that were eye witnesses to many of them : whereunto is added a sermon on the same subject.
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1674
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
In the Text we have three things observable. 1. Their endeavours in this great distress to preserve themselves. 1. They lightened the Ship; and what was it she was laden with? it was Wheat, vers. 38. They lightened the Ship, and cast the Wheat into the Sea; thus did Jonah's Mariners cast out the Wares. Alas, what are these things, but lumber to lives? if it were Gold, it must go for Life. Skin for skin and all that a man hath will be give for his life. Then what should a man give for his Soul? what will a man give in exchange for his Soul? 2. Endeavour; they cast out the Tackling of their Ship; any thing they part with to save their lives, though never so useful to them; even that which was necessary for their Voyage, they are under a necessity to part with it, for the preservation of their lives.
In the Text we have three things observable. 1. Their endeavors in this great distress to preserve themselves. 1. They lightned the Ship; and what was it she was laden with? it was Wheat, vers. 38. They lightned the Ship, and cast the Wheat into the Sea; thus did Ionah's Mariners cast out the Wares. Alas, what are these things, but lumber to lives? if it were Gold, it must go for Life. Skin for skin and all that a man hath will be give for his life. Then what should a man give for his Soul? what will a man give in exchange for his Soul? 2. Endeavor; they cast out the Tackling of their Ship; any thing they part with to save their lives, though never so useful to them; even that which was necessary for their Voyage, they are under a necessity to part with it, for the preservation of their lives.
2. We have their Dangers as well as Endeavours. 1. It is expressed in the violence of the Tempest; they were exceedingly ⟨p. 92⟩tossed with a Tempest. 2. It was dark weather, neither Sun nor Stars appeared, which used to be great comforts and helps to poor men at Sea. 3. Their Danger is expressed in this, they were brought to the brink of the black pit of Despair; all Hope now was taken away. O what a sad distressed condition was this! their Hope, which is called the Anchor of the Soul, yea which is the Sheet-Anchor of the Soul, was lost; they gave all their lives over for gone and lost: And oh, what could now a company of men do that had lost their Hopes and Hearts?