Flavel, John. Navigation spiritualiz'd: or, A new compass for seamen : consisting of XXXII points of pleasant observations, profitable applications, and serious reflections: all concluded with so many spiritual poems. Whereunto is now added, I. A sober consideration of the sin of drunkenness. II. The harlots face in the Scripture-glass. III. The art of preserving the fruit of the lips. IV. The resurrection of buried mercies and promises. V. The sea-mans catechism. Being an essay toward their much desir'd reformation from the horrible and destable [sic] sins of drunkenness, swearing, uncleanness, forgetfulness of mercies, violation of promises, and atheistical contempt of death. Fit to be seriously recommmended to their profane relations, whether sea-men or others, by all such as unfeignedly desire their eternal welfare. By John Flavel, minister of the Gospel

Folger bibliographic ID: 143834
ESTC number: R216244
Wing number: F1173A
Folger call number: F1173.2
Folger holdings ID: 145218

Edition

The fourth edition

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

An edition of "Navigation Spiritualized", first published in 1677 Title words "pleasant .. reflections:" are set in three lines, joined at left by a brace Imprimatur at foot of A5r reads: Geo Stradling, S.T.P. Rev. in Christo Pat. D. Gilb. Archiepisc. Cant. a Sac. Domest. Ex Aed. Lamb. Dec. 14. 1663 Frontispiece is an illustration: a typeset poem, with words framed and intersected by printers' rules in the form of a St. Andrews cross; the plate is a foldout drawing of a compass with typeset text: a table of contents for the reader in need of spiritual advice Caption title on p. 1 and running title in the body of the text reads: A new compass for sea-men; or, navigation spiritualiz'd The "essay toward their much desir'd reformation" has separate pagination and a separate title page which reads: A pathetical and serious disswasive from the horrid and detestable sins of drunkenness, swearing, uncleanness, forgetfulness of mercies, vioation of promises; and atheistical contempt of death. Applied by way of caution to sea-men, and now added as an appendix to their New compass. ...; there is no edition statement; imprint is dated 1698 and reads in part: Printed by Tho. Parkust [sic] and M. Fabian; register is continuous

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2010. Lost at Sea

Item information about Folger F1173.2

154530. Provenance: signature of Jos: [Cl?] oon. Original leather binding removed to the curatorial file

Extended title: Navigation spiritualiz'd: or, A new compass for seamen : consisting of XXXII points of pleasant observations, profitable applications, and serious reflections: all concluded with so many spiritual poems. Whereunto is now added, I. A sober consideration of the sin of drunkenness. II. The harlots face in the Scripture-glass. III. The art of preserving the fruit of the lips. IV. The resurrection of buried mercies and promises. V. The sea-mans catechism. Being an essay toward their much desir'd reformation from the horrible and destable [sic] sins of drunkenness, swearing, uncleanness, forgetfulness of mercies, violation of promises, and atheistical contempt of death. Fit to be seriously recommmended to their profane relations, whether sea-men or others, by all such as unfeignedly desire their eternal welfare. By John Flavel, minister of the Gospel
Alternate titles: New compass for seamen, Pathetical and serious disswasive from the horrid and detestable sins of drunkenness, swearing, uncleanness, forgetfulness of mercies, violation of promises; and atheistical contempt of death, New compass for sea-men; or, navigation spiritualized, Navigation spiritualized

Spiritual healing Sailors Spiritual life

author: Flavel, John, 1630?-1691