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A token for mariners
A token for mariners containing many famous and wonderful instances of God's providence in sea dangers and deliverances, in mercifully preserving the lives of his poor creatures, when, in humane probability, at the point of perishing by shipwreck, famine, or other accidents. much enlarged, with the addition of many new relations, one whereof happening this present year, and never before printed. Mostly attested by the persons themselves. Also The seaman's preacher, being a sermon on the right improvement of such mercies. And prayers for seamen on all occasions.A token for mariners containing many famous and wonderful instances of God's providence in sea dangers and deliverances, in mercifully preserving the lives of his poor creatures, when, in humane probability, at the point of perishing by shipwrack, famine, or other accidents. much enlarg'd, with the addition of many new relations, one whereof happening this present year, and never before printed. Mostly attested by the persons themselves. Also The seaman's preacher, being a sermon on the right improvement of such mercies. And prayers for seamen on all occasions.
London: printed by Hugh Newman, 1698
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5. We should remember our dangers, with consideration to the frequency of them; how frequently we were in them. Paul remembered this, in Perils by Sea often, in Perils by the Heathen, &c. (2 Cor. 11. 26.) O how often have we been near Drowning, near Taking, near Sinking, near Dying, and yet God brought us off; these things we should call to mind often; go out upon dangerous Voyages, and often come home; the oftener and more frequent our dangers, the more should we think upon them.
5. We should remember our dangers, with consideration to the frequency of them; how frequently we were in them. Paul remembred this, in Perils by Sea often, in Perils by the Heathen, &c. (2 Cor. 11. 26.) O how often have we been near Drowning, near Taking, near Sinking, near Dying, and yet God brought us off; these things we should call to mind often; go out upon dangerous Voyages, and often come home; the oftner and more frequent our dangers, the more should we think upon them.
2. We should Remember our Deliverances, but how? 1. We should Remember them, so as to admire them; thus did the people of the Jews in Ezra, Who hath given them such deliverance as this? O! they admire it, and write a Non-such upon the Head of it, as David admired the goodness of God, when he had spoken of his House to come. Is this the manner of men, O God? He was in an holy Ecstasy of Heavenly admiration; so should you say now; to carry out, and bring home, in such a dangerous time as this; To hide from Enemies, when sought for in such a time such a Voyage as this: Oh! […] ⟨p. 121⟩am I? And what is my Fathers house, that he should bring me hitherto? You should turn the Deliverance on every side, and admire the goodness of God, the wisdom of God, the mercy of God, the power of God, the faithfulness of God in it, and say, O Lord, what a Deliverance is this? What a Voyage is this? God loves to have his Mercies admired by us.