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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.
3. Learn we hence, that no case is desperate to God, though it be so to Man: One would have thought this a desperate case, in such a Storm, lightning the Ship, the casting out of the Tackling of the Ship, neither Sun nor Stars appeared, and all hope of being saved taken away; yet all this was but desperate to them, it was not so to God: now their extremity becomes God's opportunity, and he takes this juncture of time to appear in. Thus David, Psal. 42. 7, 8. all God's waves and God's billows had gone over him; a desperate case! yet God (then he believes) ⟨p. 155⟩would command his loving kindness in the day-time, and his Song should be with him in the Night. Faith is an excellent Grace at a desperate stand.
4. Learn we hence, that God's thoughts are not as our thoughts; when we think of nothing but sinking and perishing, then doth God think of saving and delivering. They thought all hope of being saved was taken away, but God looks through the Storm and Cloud, and comforts them. As the Disciples, when they thought it had been a Spirit in their Storm that appeared to them; No, saith Christ, be not afraid; be of good cheer, it is I, Mark 6. 50, 51, 52.
4. Learn we hence, that God's thoughts are not as our thoughts; when we think of nothing but sinking and perishing, then doth God think of saving and delivering. They thought all hope of being saved was taken away, but God looks through the Storm and Cloud, and comforts them. As the Disciples, when they thought it had been a Spirit in their Storm that appeared to them; No, saith Christ, be not afraid; be of good chear, it is I, Mark 6. 50, 51, 52.