A58039:60
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.
For the truth of this, my Author was then Aboard the said Frigate, and was an Eye-witness of this Providence.
For the truth of this, my Author was then Aboard the said Frigot, and was an Eye-witness of this Providence.
24. An Account of two Ships bound for New-found-Land, from some part in the ⟨p. 54⟩West of England, who by distress of Weather lost Company; some days after being fair weather, one of the Ships sprang a Leak, and foundered in the Sea, where every Soul perished, except one Old Man, who had lashed himself on the main Hatch, and committed himself to the Mercy o• the Sea and God's Providence, where he was floating three days and three nights; in which time, about the middle of the second day, the Devil assuming the shape of a Mare-maid, starts up before him, and bids him be of good heart, for, i• he would but make a Contract with him he would engage a Deliverance for him in 24 hours; the Old Man being sensible it was the Devil, and doubtless, having been a proving of his heart to God, as the Circumstance of Providence he was under more immediately called for, found in himself a renewed strength put into him, enabling him to hold up his head, and looking the Tempter in the Face; Replies, Ah Satan, if thou canst prophesy deliverance for me; know, my God in whom I trust, will deliver me without thy help; but however, know, I will not comply to thy wiles, therefore avoid Satan, avoid; so immediately he Vanished, and appeared no more to him: But so it fell ⟨p. 55⟩out, the other Ship being at that time in the same Peril or Latitude, that Night▪ the Cabin-Boy Dreams a Dream, that such a Ship thereabouts was Foundered, and every Soul lost, except such an Old Man, naming his Name, who was saved on a piece of a Ship, and floating in the Sea; which Dream, the Boy in the Morning confidently tells to the Company and his Master; at last, the Boy began to show more Confidence, affirming it, as if it must be true; insomuch, he received some Checks from his Master; but however, at last, the Boy grew so restless, that he, running up from one Mast to another, sometimes at Fore-top-masthead, and then on the Main-top-masthead, looking abroad, that at last, crying out aloud; Allow there, I see him, I see him under our Lee-bond; thus confidently affirming it, some of the Men stepped up, and spied something at a distance no bigger than a Crow to appearance, floating, and advised the Master of it, who presently commanded the Helm to be born up, and stood away to it; and when they came near, found it to be the Old Man, as the Boy said;