fancies casts an eie Into Gods Secret Counsel thinks to spie Themselves inrol'd there without respect Unto the terms on which God doth elect Not once remembring that the Lord doth chuse The Godly for himself and doth refuse Ungodly men presumes they are elected And therefore sav'd while others are rejected By a divine unchangable decree And therefore must not cannot saved be Here eye all passages and you shall find Where airy notions do possess the mind Instead of Grace a Tempest doth begin Quickly to rise the flesh doth lust to sin While conscience tells the flesh it cannot be Allow me this saith flesh it pleaseth me Not so âaith conscience thou wilt be defil'd O no saith flesh I 'm an elected Child Can sin can any thing that is in me Dissolve make void or alter Gods Decree No no saith flesh my name is writ in heaven My sins and weakness is all forgiven In this confused hurry is the mind That 's fill'd with notions tossed with the wind Of vain conceits He sins at such a rate Till he concludes himself a Reprobate And now he sinks and in a dreadful case Despairs but had this heart been fill'd with grace Instead of these his airy notions he Had been from stroms and winds and tempests free Where grace doth fill the heart it thus begins With every sinner O forsake your sins And there is mercy but grace tells him plain That being clear'd he must not sin again For sins against thy will Christ entercedes And at the throne of grace for mercy pleads Be thou but faithful do thou but act thy part In hating sin hate it with all thy heart And God is gracious if thou do persever God freely will accept of thy endeavour Faithful indeavours though they be but poor God will accept in Christ who keeps the score If thou presume to sin thy former debt Shall on thy score the second time be set Here doth the Riches of Gods Grace appear In setting Saints and sinners free from fear Sinners that leave their sins are not rejected Such as presume to sin are not elected The Grace of God that hath appear'd to all To Saints and sinners both doth daily call First unto sinners that they would repent And then to Saints that they be innocent And persevere in holiness and then In being holy they 'll be happy men O be establisht here as 't doth behove thee And neither wind nor weather will remove thee East and by South East and by South is next and thus begins Thou being taught before to leave thy sins By true repentance and by heart contrition Christ now requires of thee heart submission To all his holy Ordinances and To every Gospel Precept and Command But first of all thou must believe that he Is very Christ that shed his blood for thee Believe that God in Christ is reconcil'd And freely doth accept thee as his Child And willingly he sendeth none to hell But willful sinners such as do rebel Give up thy name to Christ that thou may be One of that Noble sacred family Come laden with thy sins and throw them down And Christ will give thee rest he 'll not disown The true repentance of a heart that 's broken Believe and be baptis'd it is token That Christ hath washt thee and hath clear remitted Thy former sins and now thou stands aquitted And by this means thou 'lt be insinuated Into the Church of Christ and stand related To him as one of his he will behold Thee now as one belonging to the Fold He is thy Shepherd and thou art his Sheep Thou' rt under his protection he will keep Thy soul from danger if thy heart be staid And stablished with Grace the Lord hath said Such shall be kept in perfect peace indeed Whose minds are staid on him Now let 's proceed Unto our next Point East South East let 's see What is required next to Baptisme East South East Sinner thou art conducted now by grace Into Christs Church that thou may keep thy place And be preservâd unto the Judgment day Observe therefore what the Lord did say To his Disciples while he did remain Upon the earth tells them he 'll come again But until then saith he I recommend You to the Comforter which I will send The Holy Ghost in all things shall instruct you And unto everlasting truth conduct you The Spirit shall to your remembrance bring Each sacred truth and teach you every thing But this remember Christ doth tell thee plain Which way thou mayst the Comforter obtain The way which Christ prescrib'd is fervent praier With faith unfeigned these such companions are They will not miss but will obtain the prize For which they seek for God will not dispise The earnest suit of humble contrite ones Whose prayers are usher'd in with sighs and grones Prayer is I say Gods own appointed way By which our Lord hath promis'd to convay The holy Spirit ask and it shall be given Saith Christ our Lord your Father hears in heaven âf earthly Parents give out of there store Good things unto their Children how much more Will God out of his rich and boundless treasure Give those that ask his Spirit such a measure As he doth see sufficient to supply The Spirits Office is to sanctifie ât's a true earnest that we shall inherit Eternal life He that enjoys the spirit âlthough the smallest measure shall possess The matchless treasure of true happiness ât fits the soul for future glory and He sails directly to the Holy Land That will observe this Point and furthermore Such shall discover fair Emanuels Shore By the white cliffs of holiness that lye Along the Coasts let not thy watchful eye Behold another object Would'st possess The Holy land mind naught but Holiness While others do a saving Voyage make Thou do'st a sacred Voyage undertake ât is affirm'd by holy men of old Unholy persons never can behold The face of God but with great discontent With dread with horror and astonishment Unholy persons shall be sore affrighted With that with which the Saints shall be delighted While Saints sing praises unto God on high Delighting to be hold his Majesty Unholy persons shall both cry and call Unto the Rocks say to the Mountains fall Yea fall upon us hide us from the face Of him whose counsel we would not imbrace Though oft he did intreat this Lamb of Sion Is now become a soul devouring Lyon His presence is a terror doth affright Oh that we might be hidden from his sight When the Dark cliffs of sin thou dost espy Say to the soul 't is not the country That thou art sailing too learn this Point well Dark waies of sin is the true paths of hell South East and by East This is a Point thou also must indeavour Rightly to be instructed in if ever Thou do'st intend the Port of happiness Shall crown thy Voyage with a fair success Then fly from sin as from a Serpent and
North. â is by Christ our mercies is increast âe's next the Father Christ stands for the East âom East to South the Sun doth make its way âriving at the South 't is perfect day âe next to Christ that Christians must possess âis the Spirit South point is Holiness âoliness is our South and Christ is then â height in Christians when most holy men âext to the South is West whither the Sun âakes haste and sets and then our day is done âeath is our Western Point doth terminate âr day and put a period to its date âese be the Four Points all men must eye âorth East South West then man prepare to die Now see our Scripture grounds for this allusion âr upon that we 'll bottom each Conclusion âs a Notion generally receiv'd âd as unquestionably it believ'd That fair Jerusalem that famous Town Israels Metropolis the worlds renown Was plac't i' th midst o' th earth and hence it waâ As most conclude it all was came to pass All places bear their true Denomination As they were plac't or stood for scituation Relating to that City whose great name Did fill the earth with its renowned fame Jerusalem thus for the Center ey'd I will remember that on its North side The City of the mighty King was plac't The mount of Olives also on the East Which mountains as it first did entertain Our blessed Lord so when he comes again Zachary the Prophet gives a full accompt His feet shall stand upon that Eastern Mounâ And on the South-side did mount Sion stand The sacred mountain of that holy Land Mount Calvery the place of Death this mouâ Was scituate on the VVest on this account I am incourag'd to make this allusion Scriptures not contradicting this Conclusion âhat East should stand for Christ and Stouh âleâ âithout excepting stands for holiness And VVest for death will never be denied But why the North is unto God apply'd May at the first to some seem not so clear But that the truth thereof may still appear Mark what good David saith observe the worâ Of that most faithful Servant of the Lord. When David sets Mount Sions Beauty forth She is saith he the joy of all the Earth She 's beautiful saith he for scituation Which he makes out by this clear deâânstration The mighty King saith David doth âeside ân fair Jerusalem on the North side Of sacred Sion to whose glorious King The Nations shall their wealth and glory bring Hence 't was that speech concerning Lucifer Who would exalt himself above the Stars Of God Almighty Esay adds besides âs further Demonstration of his pride That Lucifer presum'd himself so great That he would make the side o' th North his seat âut he whose high aspiring thoughts did swell â ' usurp Gods place is tumbled down to Hell âhe North which if as some suppose to be âhe Mount Moria it will well agree That Sacred Mount in Canaans Holy Land âid also on the North of Sion stand âhat still the North in Scriptures is appli'd âo God alone as properly his side âhese words of David next I 'd have you mind âhich you in Psalm the 75 may find David excluding both West South and East ârom giving honours making not the least Mention o' th North saith honours do proceed ârom God alone as if it were agreed ând taken for a grant on every hand âhat for Gods proper place the North doth stand Sith then the language of Gods holy word With this our notion doth so well accord I hope I may presume without offence With awful fear and holy reverence To make a serious and divine inspection Into the Sacred Art taking direction From Holy Writ which we will make our guid Not on the right or left to turn aside And now with seriousness we will conclude The North with God most fitly doth allude 'T is God alone we first must seek to know The Word and Spirit will direct us how When first therefore thy Vessel launcheth forth Into these troubled Seas upon the Earth Assure thy self thou art not like to make A happy Voyage if thou undertake To stear thy Ship to fair Emanuels Land Before thou know and rightly understand God thy North Star whom thou must alwayâ eye When thou sets forth towards eternity Know God is first 't is he first gave thee breatâ And he is last and hath appointed death That fatal messenger to call thee hence To give accompt to him for each offence Know God is merciful and just also He sees thy ways and did thy secrets know Let no such foolish thoughts possess thy mind To think there is no God be not so blind The Heavens are his witness day and night Do speak throughout the World their beams â lighâ âills every place By this the Nations know There is a God whether they will or no. The very Heathen do the same confess ây light of nature they can do no less âis acts of providence bespeaks the same They all set forth the glory of his name âis mighty hand that framed every Creature âoth in the Earth the Air and in the Water Gives food as well as being unto all Of every thing he 's the original He feeds the Ravens when to him they cry He is and was from all eternity âhis knowledge although true is not alone âe is not onely God but he is one âlthough there be Gods many saith St. Paul âo us there is but one he 's all in all God must not onely thus be understood âut we must know him for our chiefest good That good thou dost or ever shalt enjoy Comes from himself alone he 'll not destroy His handy work Mans ruin doth proceed ârom man himself 't is man that doth that deed T is in and by the Lord we must obtain âternal Life Life doth in him remain âhis thing is needful to be known by these That sail for Heaven on these troubled Seas To know God thus is of as great concern âs for a Seaman his North Point to learn ând in the third place thou must learn to know âod in his Holy Attributes also His Attributes of Power Mercy and Of Justice also thou must understand We read when God Almighty did proclaim His ever honoured and his Name In Exodus the thirty fourth we find His Name is gracious merciful and kind In him long suffering patience doth abound Sin pard'ning grace in him is to be found Reserved mercy is laid up in store For such as love him grace for ever more As thou must know he 's merciful thou must Know as he 's God Almighty he is just To those that hate him he will be severe A guilty Conscience he 'll by no means clear Though Heavens in his right hand is as rewarâ To such as do his righteousness regard Yet in his left hand is a flaming fire Consumes the wicked in his burning ire His wrath once kindled he that reads his namâ Must read him then
a soul-consuming flame More bright than Phebus in the Southern skies Like to devouring fire in his eyes His voice is like a soul amazing thunder That fills the massie earth with dread and wonder But now I think I hear some make reply If thus I do behold his Face I die His terror frights me O I am undone I am unclean O whether shall I run If Holy Angels be not pure how then Can I be sav'd that am a sinful man If God be Holy thou must be no less Thou must behold Gods Face in Righteousness Then I 'll assure thee when thou dost awake His Image will full satisfaction make By wake I mean thy being rais'd from Grave When thou a full and perfect sight shalt have Of that great glory Moses could not see With which thou then shalt satisfied be And that thou may his Beauty then behold With joy remember that thou hast been told He is a Holy Spirit wherefore he In Spirit and in Truth must worshipt be By that pure Light that in the Soul doth shine Proceeding from the Spirit of God Divine And by the strength and vigor of thine own Must thy unfeigned Love to God be shown Alas say some this is but fruitless talk For that no man can thus unspotted walk Shew me the man that never doth transgress Or him who thus sees God in righteousness âf none but man thus holy can enjoy This blessed state Gods presence will destroy The universe the best of men do not Live without sin none is without his spot To this I say the God of Earth and Heaven Considering mans weakness hath given His Son his onely Son whom he hath set To be our Surety and to pay our debt Christ is our Eastern Point he is that Light Whose morning brightness doth expel the Night All you that sail for Heaven be sure you learn To know this Eastern Point 't is your concern And first remember Christ hath quit that score That Adam left to pay it shall no more Be reckon'd for for he hath paid that debt Which on our score for Adams sin was set Behold the Lamb of God behold I say That blessed Lamb that took our sins away That holy Lamb of God the King of Kings That did arise with healing in his Wings He pleads the cause of such as do transgress And willingly he is our righteousness 'T is Christ alone 't is he alone I say That by his glorious rising made a day Till this bright Eastern Morning Star did rise All the whole world in dismal darkness lies He like the glorious Morning Sun came forth And visited all corners of the Earth How dismal is the dark and silent night How comfortable is the morning light Here is thy comfort soul do what you can Christ is that pure perfect holy man He ' as done exactly what thou shouldst have done And God accepts thy doing in his Son Know for thy comfort God is reconcil'd To sinful man by Christ that holy Child A body was prepar'd him for thy sake For nothing else could reconcilement make Thy weakness in Christ is all suppli'd By him alone thou must be justifi'd âhrist doth not only fill the world with light âut as a way-mark guids thy steps aright ânto the Father tells thee there is none âomes to the Father but by him alone The third thing in this Point thou art to learn ând make thy chief concernment to discern ââ is that ownness and sweet unity âhat is between the Soul and Christ whereby âhrist and thy Soul is made intirely one ây the indwelling of the Spirit alone ââ is the Spirit alone that doth unite âhee unto Christ the spirit gives thee light ââ fills thy soul with light thy heart with praise ây which thou mayst behold those golden raies âhich darts into thy soul gives thee a glance âf thy adoption and assurance âhus knowing North and East the South doth follow âext to be known it is the spirit doth hallow ând sanctifie the soul and change the nature Converts the man and makes him a new creature âenewed in himself he 's born anew âo all unholiness he bids adiew âe that doth put on Christ will surely find âo great an alteration in his mind âhere's nothing now with which he 's so delighted As holiness which he before had slighted The love of Christ casts such a warm reflection âpon the soul it stirs up his affection âhis Soul like Mary's melted into tears âith which she washt Christs feet thought not her hairs Although her ornament too good to foul To dry his Feet his love so melts her soul Her sins were many made her love abound Because so vile a wretch had mercy found What I saith such a soul who no eye piti'd Defild with sin and are my sins remitted Shall I be guilty of so great a folly That 's washt from sin and shall I be unholy He whose dear love did take away my sin Will hate and loath me if I sin again When Christ did clear that sinful womans score He gave charge she should sin no more How miserable was thy state when he At first had thoughts of pity upon thee Polluted in thy Blood he passes by Beheld thee and did cast a gracious eye Of Pity Did both grace and mercy give Said to thy loathed soul O sinner live Upon thy head he puts a crown of gold And makes thee fair and lovely to hehold Then doth present thee as a Virgin clear Before the Father doth espouse thee there Thou must be holy now and sanctifi'd Laying thy former sins and lusts aside You heaven born souls think and remembeâ how Unsuitable it is how much below A Saint it is to sin whose holy dress Like to a sacred garment must express Whose Spouse thou art O do not give consenâ To live in sin sin stains thy ornament âo'iness is Saints lustre makes them shine ââ tells thine enemies thou art divine âow high is Christ advanc'd in Christians when ân mortifi'd doth make them holy men âhrist's like the glory of the Southern Sun ât height in Christians when this work is done â Christian now is in a line direct âo God the Father may have full aspect âook from the South the North is just before ye âo Saints in holiness may see Gods glory ând hence it was that Abraham did discover âhe glory of the Lord From hence moreover Moses that holy man of God contemns âll Egypts glory counterfeiting Jems Moses by faith sees holiness rewarded âhinks Egypts glory not to be regarded âe did esteem of Israels distess Above the glory that he might possess ân Pharoahs Court his faith bore evidence ânto that Heaven promis'd recompence But secondly consider as the light âs contrary to darkness day to night âo sin and holiness do hate each other ând in one place they cannot dwell together âut as the Sun when shining bright and clear Doth make nights sable shadows disappear And as the gloomy
yet intirely one Having his understanding lightned âo know therefore the Son of God must shed âis precious blood be made a Sacrifice And that it is the Spirit that sanctifies And fits the soul for Death I say again After a soul this knowledge doth obtain He 's fit for notion these things being known Which must be first yet must not be alone These be the Four Chief Points we must divide Each Quarter into Seven Points besides North. Your First Point being North you must endeavour By Light from God to steer your Course if ever You do intend to steer your course for heaven Steer by this sacred light which God hath given The Holy Scripture let them be thy guide For want of which many hath turned aside Make Gods Commandements thy Compass and Thy light to steer to fair Emanuel's Land We need not wonder why some do miscarry Who lays aside their Compass and contrary Unto the sacred Rule Gods Word lays down Doth steer their Course by fancies of their own Good David steer'd by this thy Word saith he Is both a Light and Lanthorn unto me The Prophet Esay speaking in the name Of great Jehovah doth command the same That from Gods Law they should not turn aside But make his Testimonies all their guide Unto this sacred truth Paul testifies Who saith the Scripture makes men wise Unto Salvation and to this agree The sayings of our Lord O search saith he The holy Scriptures there thou 'lt be directed No safety where this Compass is neglected It is the mischief of our present day And the true Cause why many's cast away Satan that roaring Lyon goes about To shipwrack souls his work it is no doubt To make men question and at last deny The Holy Scriptures just Authority The Holy Scripture is more useful far Unto a Christian than the Northern Star Is to a Seaman who sometimes can steer Some Leagues although his Compass be not there But Christians cannot steer one course aright If not directed by this Sacred Light Which doth proceed from God the mighty Lord And shineth forth from his most Holy Word He that doth throw the Holy Scriptures by Under pretence to steer more certainly By Natures various and uncertain light Instead of steering of his Course aright Is like the man who throws his Compass by That he may steer by the uncertain tide Of his conjectures and when all is done He doth but light a Candle to the Sun The Scripture is that Light whose glorious rays Proceed from God by them direct thy ways North by East North by East the second Point must be Learn this Point well and thou shalt clearly see From that bright beam that from Gods Word doth shine Whose ever-blest Authority's divine When man by breaking Gods Command became The Author of his own rebuke and shame Justly provoking God who gave him breath To lay on him the punishment of Death Man though unworthy so much favour found From God Almighty that he did propound A way to save him who had thus undone Himself by sinning God propounds his Son To free poor man from Deaths eternal stroke And take from off his neck that heavy yoke And to restore lost man to life again That he for ever living might remain In steering to this point it doth behove Thee to remember Gods most precious love In all soul matters now direct thine eye To Gods free promise and on that rely The Sun whose glorious presence fills the earth With its desired light moves from the North So Christ our Rising Sun whose glorious face Makes glad the earth proceeds from Gods freed grace The Suns first differenc'd motion and the least From his full Nothern point is by the East The first appearance of Gods love to man Was in the promis'd seed there first began Gods love to show it self this promis'd seed âs Christ the Son of God who is indeed Our Rising Sun to him direct thine eye To him do all the Prophets testifie Take Counsel of Gods Word let it advise Gods Word will teach thee to be truly wise When worldly men to get themselves possest Of earthly treasures run from East to West ârom youth to age until grim Death betrays Them to their graves they pass away their days To search the Holy Scripture let thy mind Launch forth into these deeps and thou shalt find âuch treasures as on earth thou canst not have âhough earth set open to thee her golden cave Treasures that will indure after death That will not leave thee when thou leav'st thy breath That man which labours for Earths empty pleasure While he neglects the seeking of that treasure Is like a Merchant that to th' Indies trades Only for pibles while other Merchants lades With Golden Ore like him that trades for sand While others with rich treasures fills the land When thou hast learn'd this point thou mayst proceedâ And learn the third point with like care and heed Mind this third point as highly thy concern North North East 'T is North North East that thou art next to learn This point is just i' th middle plac'd between The North and North East point as may be seen I' th' Seamans Compass it is five points at least Nearer the Nothern point than 't is the East God in propounding Christ for mans salvation That Act of Grace sprang from his meer Compassionâ Unto his Creature Man that God I say In making Christ that promis'd seed the way Whereby poor man may be restored again To life eternal ever to remain He 's the Chief Author of mans happiness And Christ the way by which we have access Unto that glory Do not envy then At the prosperity of wicked men All their joy continues but a day âTis but a moment and they must away While vainly they imagine all is well They leave their pleasures and go down to hell North East by North. North East by N. this point is one point nigher Our Eastern Point and therefore doth require That care and diligence be daily shown To learn this Point as Scripture lays it down That God 's the Author of our further joy ân saving him who did himself destroy He did not only thus propound his Son To be mans Saviour but when that was done That man the better might believe the same ând be supported while the promise came That this his promise might be kept alive ân every Age he did the same revive âels Noah from whence the promis'd seed should spring That unto man should this salvation bring Confirm'd the same to Abraham again ân terms more full he did himself explain That all the earth should of his love partake ând be redeemed for his mercies sake âut yet more fully unto Israel âho did in Egipt under Pharoah dwell When by his powerful and mighty hand He 'd brought them forth from the Egyptian lanâ He did present their Saviour to their Eye In Types and Figures that they might thereby Have
Titus the Roman when he did behold The Sanctum Sanctorum beautified with Gold âe stood amaz'd lifts up his hands to Heaven Desires of the Lord to be forgiven His great offence to God protesting still That glorious Temple fell against his will Wherefore he crys aloud calls out amain âo spare that Holy Temple crys again â spare saith he that glorious place 't is pity â should be ruin'd with this wicked City âet was this Temples glory not so great âo answer to the height of mans conceit âor may the height of mans conceit compare âith what this Vision did to John declare âwelve thousand furlongs was its measured height âhe glory of the Lamb did give it light âhe Suns resplendent rays when shining clear âould give no light it had no luster there âo night was there no cloud nor sables shade âhis is the glorious day the Lord hath made âhat tongue or pen can give a true relation âf new Jerusalem the habitation âf glorified Saints whose full perfection âall be compleated at the resurrection But last to the West ââve this to say âere is eternal night as well as day Thugh God in Christ do bless the Sts. with light God out of Christ prepares perpetual night For wicked men and Devils no exemption In life there is in death there 's no redemption All men must die we know it to be true Daily experience doth this matter shew There 's none exempt from death the very best Choicest of Christians pass from South to West The good man dies the wicked dies also Both good and bad from West to North must go The good man shall be rais'd so will the evil The Angel must be judg'd so will the Devil The difference lies here the Saints perfection Is at the highest after resurection 'T is then their everlasting day begins 'T is then they turn their backs of all their sins But with the wicked it is nothing so From their North Point to West again they go Depart they must from Gods eternal light VVith go you cursed to perpetual night But Oh! what heart can think or tongue express Their endless wo their grief remediless Consider Christians joy you need not borrow A better Pensil to paint forth their sorrow Consider but the comfort of the light From thence behold the terror of the night If naught but darkness should their souls oppress It would be sorrowful and comfortless 'T is utter darkness not the smallest beam Of light which makes their sorrows so extream Those very eyes while on the earth was blest VVith natural light shall now be dispossest Of all the incomfort what they undergo Being in darkness aggravates their woe The lustful eyes which in the earth delighted In naught but filthiness is now be nighted Shall never see a pleasant object more But weep and wail and never shall give o'r Be warn'd you swearers for these tongues of yours That in blaspâeming spends your precious hourâ Uncessently shall then blaspheme Gods name For very anguish in tormenting flame And yet in darkness you that can hear God cry Repent you sinners wherefore will you die That scorns his bounty and refuse his grace While God with patience waiting gives you space You that can hear the God of Heaven complain At your destruction yet rebel again You that have grievâd the Lord you now must bear Your endless grief your cryes he will not hear Your ears which while on earth could give consent To hear Gods name blasphemed and be content Shall now hear sighs and lamentable cryes While you are sharers in these miseries Your hearts with which you hated every word Spoke to you by the Servants of the Lord With horror and amazement shall be smitten While all your former wickedness âs written ân your tormented conscience which will smite you ând with its aggravation shall affright you And in a dreadful manner shall present Before your face that hellish regiment Of all your former sins you have committed From which you might have been acquitted You then have time too much to see your folly But none at all to labour to be holy Your day is past your dreadful night is come Your Sun is set and darkness is your doom This is the last considerable thing Relating to the West that I shall bring But yet before we pass to th' Second part Of this soul-saving Navigable Art These four things that we have lastly read Shall once again before your eyes be spread But very brief and for no other end But that I may more seriously commend Them to your thoughts as highly your concern Rightly to weigh to understand and learn North stands for God and that you first must know From God to Christ your Eastern Star you go God out of Christ is cloathed all in ire Behold God so he 's a consuming fire To God by Christ your souls must have access And Christ conducts thee unto holiness Thy Southern Point from whence cast but thine eye Unto thy Western Point and learn to die Four things is in thy Western Point laid down All very necessary to be known First thou must die thy rising sun must set I' th' West 't is certain do not that forget From West to North from death to God you go By God through Christ th' art rais'd again also After which time thy sun will set no more Nor yet decline as it has done before But if thou do'st not die a holy man Thou wilt be far more miserable than Thou wast before thou must go back again From North to West for ever to remain In that black night which never sees a morrow Where thou wilt find no period of thy sorrow One word of use and then I shall have done Walk not in darkness while you have the Sun To be your guid He that walks in light May see to take and chuse his steps aright But he that walks in paths of darkness neither Knows how to guid his steps aright nor whether He is a going God hath provided well Why should your precious souls go down to hell What pity 't is that man that noble creature Whose well composed form and comely feature The Son of God did not disdain I say What pity 't is he should be cast away And that you may not want a full direction To bring you unto Heaven Saints perfection The next unto this Art of Speculation Must be the practick of Souls Navigation In which discourse I shall my self confine To th' Seamans Compass only more divine And shall accordingly present to view Our Practick Points in number thirty two Thus having given you a full relation Of the First Part of Sacred Navigation Which is speculation I now proceed Unto the Second Part which is indeed The Practice of a Christian after he Hath been instructed to a good degree In the true Knowledge of the Deity One God in Essence three in Divinity Distinguish't thus the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost three