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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.
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But secondly, another Motive is this, to Remember your Dangers with your Deliverances; this will in your great distresses and extremities, contribute some hope to you; to read over your Register, your ancient Records, how good God hath been at such a time, and such a time; how seasonably he stepped in and delivered in such a strait and such a strait; Oh then says the Soul, why should I despair, and cast off all hope now? hath not he appeared and saved in Deaths often before now? for past experiences are good supports for Hope in present exigencies and extremities; thus David argues, when at a great strait, Thou hast delivered me, and ⟨p. 145⟩wilt deliver me; and thus Paul, Thou hast delivered me, and wilt deliver me. Haman found this a good way to Remember the years of the Lords right hand.
But secondly, another Motive is this, to Remember your Dangers with your Deliverances; this will in your great distresses and extremities, contribute some hope to you; to read over your Register, your ancient Records, how good God hath been at such a time, and such a time; how seasonably he stept in and delivered in such a strait and such a strait; Oh then says the Soul, why should I despair, and cast off all hope now? hath not he appeared and saved in Deaths often before now? for past experiences are good supports for Hope in present exigencies and extremities; thus David argues, when at a great strait, Thou hast delivered me, and ⟨p. 145⟩wilt deliver me; and thus Paul, Thou hast delivered me, and wilt deliver me. Haman found this a good way to Remember the years of the Lords right hand.
3. Remember your Dangers and Deliverances, for God Records them; they are filled up by God, and he will mind you of them another day if you forget them now; he keeps his Journals and Records; he hath his Book of Remembrance of your forgotten Mercies, as well as your forgotten sins; God will one day read over all those Deliverances you have forgotten; Oh poor Soul! did not I deliver thee in such a Danger, in such a Distress, in such a Death, when there was no Hope, when there was no Help, yet all this hast thou forgotten; forgotten thy Mercy, and forgotten the God of thy Mercy; Oh! will not this sting you to the Heart, when God shall cause your strangled, and murdered Mercies to walk in your Consciences? when he shall give them a Resurrection there?