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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
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.
3. We should Remember our Deliverances, so as to endear our Hearts to God; Thus we find David, I will love thee, O Lord, I will love the Lord dearly, (•o the Heb.) The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress, and my Deliverer, &c. Psal. 18. 1. O! now how should Souls, after their Deliverance; boil, and burn in Love to God! ⟨p. 122⟩How are we engaged to a Friend that is at any time but an Instrument in God's hand to Deliver us? And shall we be endeared to the Instrument, and not to the Author? O! How was David endeared to God, when he said, He having Redeemed him, he would walk before the Lord in the Land of the Living, Psal. 56. ult.
4. We should Remember our Deliverances to improve them in a way of acting Faith, when the next danger and straits comes: I will remember thee from the Land of Jordan, from the Hill Mizar, Psal. 42. 6, 7. This was to encourage him from his former Deliverances in his future straits and exigencies. What, now distrust God, who hath delivered in six Troubles, and now shall we give way to Unbelief in the Seventh? Did not holy David thus? He hath delivered me out of the Paw of the Lyon, and out of the Paw of the Bear, and he will deliver me out of the hand of the uncircumcised Philistine. Thus Paul remembers his Deliverance from Nero. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the Lyon, and the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, 1 Tim. 4. 17, 18.
4. We should Remember our Deliverances to improve them in a way of acting Faith, when the next danger and straits comes: I will remember thee from the Land of Jordan, from the Hill Missar, Psal. 42. 6, 7. This was to encourage him from his former Deliverances in his future straits and exigencies. What, now distrust God, who hath delivered in six Troubles, and now shall we give way to Unbelief in the Seventh? Did not holy David thus? He hath delivered me out of the Paw of the Lyon, and out of the Paw of the Bear, and he will deliver me out of the hand of the uncircumcised Philistine. Thus Paul remembers his Deliverance from Nero. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the Lyon, and the Lord shall delive me from every evil work, 1 Tim. 4. 17, 18.