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truth_n	holy_a	lord_n	spirit_n	8,095	5	5.0560	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30588	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.	Balmford, William.	1678 (1678)	Wing B609; ESTC R28344	69,700	162

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 ●aith 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 preserv●d 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 ●f 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 ●t's a true earnest that we shall inherit Eternal life He that enjoys the spirit ●lthough the smallest measure shall possess The matchless treasure of true happiness ●t 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 ●t 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

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 ●f 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 ●hrist doth not only fill the world with light ●ut as a way-mark guids thy steps aright ●nto the Father tells thee there is none ●omes to the Father but by him alone The third thing in this Point thou art to learn ●nd make thy chief concernment to discern ●● is that ownness and sweet unity ●hat is between the Soul and Christ whereby ●hrist and thy Soul is made intirely one ●y the indwelling of the Spirit alone ●● is the Spirit alone that doth unite ●hee unto Christ the spirit gives thee light ●● fills thy soul with light thy heart with praise ●y which thou mayst behold those golden raies ●hich darts into thy soul gives thee a glance ●f thy adoption and assurance ●hus knowing North and East the South doth follow ●ext to be known it is the spirit doth hallow ●nd sanctifie the soul and change the nature Converts the man and makes him a new creature ●enewed in himself he 's born anew ●o all unholiness he bids adiew ●e that doth put on Christ will surely find ●o great an alteration in his mind ●here'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 ●pon the soul it stirs up his affection ●his Soul like Mary's melted into tears ●ith 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 remembe● 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 consen● To live in sin sin stains thy ornament ●o'iness is Saints lustre makes them shine ●● tells thine enemies thou art divine ●ow high is Christ advanc'd in Christians when ●n mortifi'd doth make them holy men ●hrist's like the glory of the Southern Sun ●t height in Christians when this work is done ● Christian now is in a line direct ●o God the Father may have full aspect ●ook from the South the North is just before ye ●o Saints in holiness may see Gods glory ●nd hence it was that Abraham did discover ●he glory of the Lord From hence moreover Moses that holy man of God contemns ●ll Egypts glory counterfeiting Jems Moses by faith sees holiness rewarded ●hinks Egypts glory not to be regarded ●e did esteem of Israels distess Above the glory that he might possess ●n Pharoahs Court his faith bore evidence ●nto that Heaven promis'd recompence But secondly consider as the light ●s contrary to darkness day to night ●o sin and holiness do hate each other ●nd in one place they cannot dwell together ●ut as the Sun when shining bright and clear Doth make nights sable shadows disappear And as the gloomy