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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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4. Because God will have all his Salvations and Deliverances look like his own hand and arm, his own arm brings salvation with him; he will have the print of his own hand upon it, that poor sinners may say, This is the finger of God, the doings of God, and it is marvellous in our eyes. Alas, Men would attribute it to themselves, if Salvation did not come in such a way, when all hope of being saved is taken away. Oh! every thing is beautiful in its season; Is not Salvation and Deliverance now in season? now they begin to despair, as to probable or visible hopes. O now God works like himself, now he appears in a deliverance to be God; which set the Disciples a wondering, What manner of Man is this, that the Winds and Sea obey him? Mark 4. 41. And at another time, when he delivered his Disciples at Sea, and calmed the Winds, then they that were in the Ship worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou are the Son of God, Matth. 14. 32, 33.
4. Because God will have all his Salvations and Deliverances look like his own hand and arm, his own arm brings salvation with him; he will have the print of his own hand upon it, that poor sinners may say, This is the finger of God, the doings of God, and it is marvellous in our eyes. Alas, Men would attribute it to themselves, if Salvation did not come in such a way, when all hope of being saved is taken away. Oh! every thing is beautiful in its season; Is not Salvation and Deliverance now in season? now they begin to despair, as to probable or visible hopes. O now God works like himself, now he appears in a deliverance to be God; which set the Disciples a wondring, What manner of Man is this, that the Winds and Sea obey him? Mark 4. 41. And at another time, when he deliver'd his Disciples at Sea, and calmed the Winds, then they that were in the Ship worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou are the Son of God, Matth. 14. 32, 33.