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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.
that swallowed up Jonah, God prepared a Fish, for the Lord here prepared, or provided a Fish, that a poor creature might not be swallowed up: but O what joy was here at such a token for good! not only it at present relieving and refreshing their hunger, which no Question ⟨p. 5⟩made them quick Cooks; but when they looked upon the Finger of God in it, sending it as an answer to prayer, they conclude it an happy Omen of their deliverance, and a pledge of approaching mercy: but alas, it is not long before their hearts grow faint again, their Countenances pale, their Spirits sink now as low as they were lifted up high; and now the poor Sea-men are like their Ship, one while mounted up in the hopes to Heaven, and another while they are sunk down again in despair as low as hell; they know not now of another cake, another Morsel, they are reduced to their former exigency, which brings them to a resolve to steer in this strait their old course; to Lots they go again the Second time, only they have such an honour for the Providence of God, they will not put him into condemnation, that God hath acquitted; the Lott now falls upon another person, and O now they receive the old trouble, and intestine Combats, how they shall find in their Hearts, to punish one, that never had offended any of them; and while one thinks of it, says he, Alas poor man, what hath he done to deserve this sentence? another cries, Will not this blood cleave to my Conscience another day? though I went to this expedition ⟨p. 6⟩a Pressed Soldier? another says, for his part he sees no way but death, therefore he cannot take away life, when he sees not any life can be preserved by it: but they are called again to look upward, before they put the Knife to the Throat of this Sacrifice, and they remember the last encouragement to put life into the almost dead-mens Prayers; they pray now with a pledge in their hands, and are ready to tell God, the last time he gave them a Pawn, an Earnest; and O it is not vain to seek the Lord! for lo•, while they are seeking to him, he is sending to them; as the Prayers fly to Heaven, Mercy is dispatched upon the wing from Heaven.
that swallowed up Jonah, God prepared a Fish, for the Lord here prepared, or provided a Fish, that a poor creature might not be swallowed up: but O what joy was here at such a token for good! not only it at present releiving and refreshing their huuger, which no Queston