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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
THE Seaman's Preacher; OR, Sea-Dangers and Deliverances Improv'd; i… › APPLICATION.
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.
1. Learn we here how acceptable it is to God, that we thankfully congratulate our Mercies. No Music like a sound of Trumpets off the Waters: so, O what sweet Music doth it make in God's Ears, that you thankfully record Sea-Mercies, and Sea-Deliverances; this is Music of the Waters; this makes Melody in God's Ears. Sea-Prayers and Sea-Praises come up acceptably before the Lord; he is so pleased with them, that he hath called them Sacrifices. O that Men would offer the Sacrifice of Praise; this is the found of Trumpets you should carry to Sea with you, outward bound, and homeward bound.
1. Learn we here how acceptable it is to God, that we thankfully congratulate our Mercies. No Musick like a sound of Trumpets off the VVaters: so, O what sweet Musick doth it make in God's Eares, that you thankfully record Sea-Mercies, and Sea-Deliverances; this is Musick of the VVaters; this makes Melody in God's Eares. Sea-Prayers and Sea-Praises come up acceptably before the Lord; he is so pleased with them, that he hath called them Sacrifices. O that Men would offer the Sacrifice of Praise; this is the found of Trumpets you should carry to Sea with you, outward bound, and homeward bound.
2. Learn we hence what a Great Evil it is to lose the remembrance of our Dangers and Deliverances. What do many Families? What do many Persons with the Sea-Dangers, with the Sea-Deliverances? Do not they write them in the dust? Do not they bury them in the […] of Oblivion? Do not they cast ⟨p. 130⟩them behind their backs? Do not they trample them under foot? O poor Souls! they little know what they do. 1. Such Deliverances will have a Resurrection in their Consciences one day; though they bury them now, O they will rise again: And Oh! How will they then dread and terrify a poor Soul? 2. Such Deliverances will another day be witnesses and evidences against you. Oh! What a cutting testimony will they give in against the Soul? Hast not thou been graciously and wonderfully delivered in such a Voyage, in such a Storm at Sea, in such a Sickness at Shore, and yet walked unsuitably under all these? To be cast out by mercy, O what a dreadful thing is this! 3. Such deliverances forgotten by us, harden us; either they soften or harden. These Providences are like God's Ordinances in this respect, they either harden or soften. Oh! What a dreadful thing it is to be hardened by Deliverances and Preservation, and yet many are. Sentence being not speedily executed, the hearts of Men are fully set in them to do evil. 4. Such Deliverances will be Great aggravations both of man's sin and misery, if forgotten by them. The goodness of God