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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.
2. Your Dangers are Wonderful in this Respect, they are sudden and surprising, they are wonderfully sudden; How are you often, all on a sudden, threatened with nothing but present Death and Destruction? It may be said of Sea-men, as of those in Job, Snares compasses them about, and sudden fear troubleth them, Job 22. 10. It doth not only trouble them, but all on a sudden trouble them, before they know almost where they are (as we say;) We read of some whose Calamity shall come suddenly. Suddenly shall he be broken without Remedy, Prov. 6. 15. O how terrible is such a case, or such a danger And hath not God often threatened to make this your case and condition? O then do not forget such dangers that have so suddenly looked you in the Face!
2. Your Dangers are Wonderful in this Respect, they are sudden and surprizing, they are wonderfully sudden; How are you often, all on a sudden, threatned with nothing but present Death and Destruction? It may be said of Sea-men, as of those in Job, Snares compasses them about, and sudden fear troubleth them, Job 22. 10. It doth not only trouble them, but all on a sudden trouble them, before they know almost where they are (as we say;) VVe read of some whose Calamity shall come suddenly. Suddenly shall he be broken without Remedy, Prov. 6. 15. O how terrible is such a case, or such a danger And hath not God often threatned to make this your case and condition? O then do not forget such dangers that have so suddenly lookt you in the Face!
3. Your Dangers are Wonderful in this Respect, they are not Dangers in which your Bodies are concerned only, but they are Dangers in which your Souls are concerned; It is not only the danger of a Ship-wracked Vessel, and a Ship-wracked Estate, and a Shipwrack'd Body, but a Shipwrack'd Soul. Here