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The seaman's spiritual companion, or, Navigation spirituallized being a new compass for seamen consisting of thirty-two points : directing every Christian how to stear the course of his life through all storms and tempests : fit to be read and seriously perused by all such as desire their eternal welfare / published for a general good, but more especially for those that are exposed to the danger of the seas by William Balmford, a well-wisher to seamen's eternal welfare and recommended to the Christian reader by J.F. ; to which is prefixt a preface by Benj. Keach, the author of War with the Devil.
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Balmford, William.
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1678
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Wing B609; ESTC R28344
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it_o move_v by_o this_o erect_a compass_n seamen_n prove_v their_o write_a rule_n by_o this_o the_o ship_n be_v guide_v and_o through_o the_o rage_a sea_n her_o way_n be_v divide_v remember_v therefore_o if_o thou_o do_v intend_v thy_o former_a compass_n shall_v obtain_v its_o end_n and_o thou_o at_o last_o may_v be_v secure_v from_o blame_n be_v sure_a that_o thou_o make_v conscience_n of_o the_o same_o that_o out_o of_o conscience_n unto_o god_n thou_o never_o neglect_v thy_o former_a compass_n but_o endeavour_v to_o steer_v according_a to_o it_o fix_v thy_o eye_n on_o god_n who_o be_v thy_o north_n and_o come_v as_o nigh_o unto_o thy_o rule_n as_o possible_a thou_o may_v and_o out_o of_o conscience_n unto_o god_n obey_v his_o will_n in_o every_o thing_n with_o true_a affection_n as_o from_o thy_o compass_n thou_o meet_v with_o direction_n so_o shall_v thou_o be_v make_v happy_a in_o thy_o choice_n and_o from_o true_a ground_n of_o comfort_n may_v rejoice_v having_n within_o thou_o 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