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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81874	The spiritual sea-man: or, A manual for mariners. Being a short tract, comprehending the principal heades of Christian religion: handled in an allusion to the sea-mans compass and observations: which was first drawn up at sea, and fitted for the service of sea-men; yet such as may serve all Christians to help them in their passage over the troublesome sea of this world. / By John Durant preacher of the Gospel, and sometimes in the Navy.	Durant, John, b. 1620.	1654 (1654)	Wing D2681; Thomason E1547_2; ESTC R209458	33,660	105

that acquaints us how to steer a right course thereunto Now Divinity hath been cut out by the penknife of the Schools into three parts viz. Speculative Practical and Affectionate Thomas was for the first Scotus for the second Hales for the third But a sound serious believer must joyn all together We must know and do and love We must not divide unless we intend to be destroyed I shall therefore reduce my thoughts to these three heads viz. Knowledge Practice Affection and give you short rules for so the rules of Art ought to be in these things to make up the mystery of spiritual foul-navigation CHAP. III. Things necessary to be known by a spiritual Seamen according to the points of his compass THe first thing which God made was light And the first peece of the new creation is knowledge That therefore we may begin aright we 'll begin with this Now ere I proceed I will premise this that I shall make the Seamans compass as it were the rule and pattern of my discourse which indeed was the occasional ground of these contemplations And answerable to the general points of the compass I shall hint such things as I conceive necessary both to be known and done by a Christian in order to the steering rightly and safely to the blessed port or haven of happiness Upon this account I shall lay down four heads of truth to be known according unto the principal points of the compass And in allusion unto them I shall make God my North Christ my East holiness my South and death my West points Now the reason of this my allusion is this Jerusalem hath been generally conceived to be in the midst of the Earth and therefore some have called it the Navel of the world for as the Navel is in the midst of the body so say they is Jerusalem in the midst of the earth And hence it was that especially in Scripture-notion and language places have their denomination of situation according as they lay about or stood with reference unto Jerusalem Eying therefore Jerusalem as our center I remember that on the Northside of it was the City of the great King on the East the Mount of Olives on which Christ stood when he came at first to that City and on which he shall stand when he comes again Zach. 14.4 On the South-side was Mount Sion called the mountain of holiness Psal 87.1 And on the West-side was Mount Calvary and the valley of dead bones Upon this account it is I shall make my allusion to the North for God to the East for Christ to the South for holiness and to the West for death Nor there can be no exception against this Allegorical speculation as to the handling of the things alluded unto save onely the first is so clear viz. that the North should be for God To clear that therefore consider that of Psal 48.2 Beautiful for situation the joy of the whole earth is mount Sion on the sides of the North the city of the great King The meaning of which I cannot conceive as some do but that mount Sion was on the North-side of Jerusalem Our Maps Geographers shew the contrary Mount Sion being on the South but I take it thus that on the North-side of Sion was the City of the great King i.e. Jerusalem on that part which was called the City lay North-ward of Sion as Josephus and others attest Hence I conceive was that speech of the pride of Lucifer who when he said he would exalt his throne above the stars of God adds he would sit also in the sides of the North Isa 14.13 i.e. on the side which was accounted Gods Which if it should be understood of the Mount Moriah as some do it still holds with our notion of the Norths being eyed as the place of God for Moriah was on the North-side of Sion and why may not I harmslesly at least collect that God stands for the North from that in Psal 75.6 where promotion is denyed to come from the East or South or West and without mention of the North it 's said to come from God as if it were a known notion God put for the North. I will therefore presume that if I err in the exactness of my allusion that yet 't is pardonable and therefore I 'le proceed hereupon as I said to put North for God East for Christ South for Holiness and West for death A Jove principium Let 's begin therefore as Mariners do with our North-point i.e. with God surely we shall not make a prosperous voyage without him sith he is the first to be known And being well skilled in this point we shall presume and may expect fair weather will come out of this North to make us happy in our spiritual sailing Concerning God therefore I shall lay down these particulars as necessary to be knowr which I shall not expatiate upon only clearly and distinctly mention 1. We must know that God is Heb 11.6 we must beware of saying with the fool there is no God Creation Providence even rain and fruitful seasons are his witnesses not to mention those granted testimonies of Scripture conscience But this is the first set it in your hearts that there is a God and however Heathens speak of many yet to us Christians there is but one God 1 Cor. 8.5 6. 2. We must know that this God is the chiefest good It 's onely himself and the light of his countenance which can make us happy Psal 4.6 7. Blessed are they that see i.e. that enjoy him Mat. 5.8 Mat. 18.10 3. Life eternal lying in him and he being incomprehensible and unconceivable in essence We must know our best way to eye him is in his attributes Exod. 34.5 6 7. works Rom. 1.20 Especially in his Son 2 Cor. 4.6 read these Scriptures and remember them 4. We must know that as God is a Spirit so our onely and chiefest way of knowing enjoying serving and walking with him is in the Spirit likewise Joh. 4.24 As God is so he ought to be known and served These four things are the least that we can know in order to happiness concerning God Concerning our next cardinal point viz. Christ who is our star in the East I will name no more points in number concerning him neither but four 1. Christ is the first and clearest light the true Sun which ariseth upon the world by which all are enlightned Joh. 1.9 He is our Sun of righteousness and till he arise there is no healing for us Mal. 3.2 He is that light which alone makes day as the Sun in the East doth Luk. 1.78 79. 2. God alone is in him reconciling himself to the world 2 Cor. 5.19 We can never be reconciled justified adopted c. but in and by Jesus Christ And he is made all to us in these grand soul-saving matters 1 Cor. 1.30 3. Jesus Christ is onely made ours by the union and in-dwelling of himself in

albeit with many companions 3. Weigh Not what men speak or think of thee W.N.W. so God approve thee Not he who commendeth himself is approved but whom the Lord commendeth 2. Cor. 10.18 Neither is he a Jew which is one outwardly neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh but he is a Jew which is one inwardly and circumcision is that of the heart in the spirit and not in the letter whose praise is not of men but of God Rom. 2.28 29. It 's the madness and misery of many they minde man more then God and so they may be well repute of and reported by men they are not conscientious not careful of their carriage towards God But be not deceived God is not mocked he knoweth what is in men and at the last day we shall be judged according to Gods law and not according to mans judgement And he that studies to approve himself to God will be see to have been the wisest in that day 4. Never winke at small sin N.W. nor neglect little duties Indeed no command of the great God is little nor is any sin against him little But comparatively we say and that aright that some sins and duties are small An idle word is a small sin in comparison of an oath and profession is a little duty if compared with doing or suffering for the name of Christ Yet beware of little things in Religion A small leak if neglected may sink a ship And a little negligence in looking out at Sea may indanger all unawares walk therefore circumspectly Eph. 5.15 Steer to a hairs breadth in duty and flie from the appearance of evil make conscience of the smallest duty to do it and of the least sin to avoid it 5. Never wish wantonly or rashly for death N.W. by W. nor love life too inordinately Call not for death before it's time neither hanker thou after life when thy time of death is come Jonah did evil to wish to dye Jon. 4.3 Men in a pet under a pain upon some cross or trouble are too apt to cry out O that they were dead Poor souls they know not what they say Are they fit for that which they forwardly wish for What if death should come at a wish would not they cry out Lord take it away Beware therefore of this distemper Thy times are in Gods hand he hath numbered them Neither substract nor add unto Gods number if God will have them many do not wish them few and if God will have them short do not desire them long Consider he is wise and good and supreme and knows what is best neither can any resist his will to lengthen or diminish the dayes which he hath determined us O learn to live and to dye in his will 6. Now Work wisely ere Night come N.W. by N. while you have the light life walk in it before the night comes when none can work Joh. 12.35 36. Defer not nor put off the great things of eternal life unto the uncertain time of thy natural death How many are gone down to the place of the second death by putting off repentance and faith c. till their death Remember therefore the wise counsel of Solomon Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do do it defer not stay not but do it with thy might for there is no work nor device nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave whither thou goest Eccl. 9.10 The soul who puts off his great work till the last may dye ere he hath begun to do that which he can never sufficiently do should he work all his dayes Take the present time for every work which God by his Word Spirit Providence or any other way doth call thee unto 7. Name Nothing when thou pleadest with God for thy soul N.N.W. but Christ and free Grace Prayer is and ought to be thy standing daily work and Christ and free Grace ought to be they constant argument in thy prayers whatever thou wishest or wouldst have of God say as Daniel Do it for the Lords sake Dan. 9.17 Cast thy desires thy hopes thy soul and all upon the merits of a dying Christ and upon the tenders and promises of free Grace In the time of thy life at tho hour of thy death and then when thou shalt be brought to thy tryal after death renounce all things and plead none but Christ Cry pardon Lord justication Lord peace Lord life glory all for thy Christs fake and upon the account of thy free Grace 8. Now wellcome Christ if at death thou wilt be welcomed by Christ N. by W. Entertain Christ in the world if thou wilt be entertained by Christ when thou goest out of the world Many say unto Christ depart now as those Job 21.13 To whom Jesus Christ will say Depart then Observe Christ in every approach and providence to thy soul to the world c. and say Oh welcome Jesus Let the Messengers in preaching of Christ be beautiful even in their face to thee Let the providences and occurrences of the grand changes in the world by which Christ cometh to make way for and to set up his own kingdom let these be dear and welcome to thee Fret not against murmur not under any dispensation in which Christ comes neer to thee or others Welcome Christ in a sickness though sharp in asermon though plain in a providence though terrible In all things in every thing wherein Christ is O bid him welcome now so wil he bid you welcome when you come to dye If you ask where hee 'l bid you welcome Take it in a word Hee 'l bid you welcome to his fathers house and hee 'l carry you into a Mansion which he hath prepared for you in his fathers presence Thus are we come about our compass We have run from North to North in a round From God to Christ from Christ to holiness from holiness to death and by death we are in our Christian circle come about to God againe And thus we have our principal Points in our Sea or Saint-Compass CHAP. VIII The point on which the Christian Compass must turn and the box in which it must be kept I Had thoughts to have passed presently to my first head of spiritual Navigation But I must add a word or two more The occasion is this I perceive my Sea-compass is lifted up upon a point or pin which it turns and runs round upon and there is a box in which it 's kept and stands Hereupon I shall add two words answerable to these two things First for the point upon which our Compass must stand and turn I cannot think of any other but conscience A tender quicke enlightened and inlivened conscience is the onely point upon which we must erect the practical rules of our Christian Compass Minde that therefore Herein imitate that great Pilot Paul Labour alwayes to have a conscience void of offence towards God and man That