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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.
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.
5. We should remember our Deliverances, to be often inculcating, and imprinting ⟨p. 123⟩them upon our own hearts: Alas, when we receive them, they are a little fresh it may be upon our spirits, but O how soon do they die, because they are not written upon our hearts; they are not Engraven there as a Man that would Remember a thing, be it a Notion, or any Resolution, he will be often turning it over in his thoughts; Alas, if we write our Deliverances, Is it not in the Dust? whereas we should write them in Marble: We should write them with a Pen of Iron, and the point of a Diamond.