A loving exhortation and warning to sea-men, and all others whom it doth concern. Bennet, William. 1675 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A76403 Wing B1892A ESTC R170507 45789154 ocm 45789154 172466 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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YOu that go down to the Sea in Ships , that do Business in great Waters , where you see the Works of the Lord , and his Wonders in the deep ; great cause have you to fear and love the great God of Heaven and Earth , who giveth you Life and Being , who is the God of all your Mercies , who in Mercy hath oftentimes preserved you in great Danger and Peril , and delivered You when you have been ready to perish : Oh forget not his Mercy towards you ; but Repent speedily , and Fear and Dread his great Name , and stand in Awe , and Sin no more against him , whose Power is ●ver all , who commands the Winds and the Seas , and they obey him : When sometimes you have been in Great Jeopardy of Your Lives , and the Lord hath ●n Mercy delivered you , how little have some of You Eyed the Mercy and delivering Hand of the Lord therein ; but have been Ready to asscribe the Honour of your Deliverance to the Anchor , Cable and Manhood , more then to the Lord ; and when you have been in Great Danger of your Lives , and saw no Way , but you must perish , have ye not then cryed to the Lord to deliver you ? ( and 〈◊〉 Guilt of your Iniquities being heavy upon your Consciences ) have you not been ready to make Promises to the Lord in your Distress , that if he spared your Lives , ye would repent , and turn unto him , and fear , and serve him , and forsake your Evil Wayes ? And when the Lord hath answered your Desires , and in Mercy hath given you your Lives for a Prey , when you came to Land , have you then performed your Vows and Promises to the Lord ? or have you not gone on in Sin and Evil still ? let God's Witness in every Conscience speak , for unto that I make my Appeal : Consider how greatly it concerneth you Sea-men ( and so it doth all other People ) to mind their latter End , and to be ready for suddain Death ; let every particular One consider seriously how it stands between God and their own Souls : Oh , it is a blessed Thing to be fit to dye , and to feel Peace with God ; it is their Sins and Iniquities that make People unfit for God's Kingdom ; they that dye in their Sins must perish , as Christ said unto some , Except you repent you shall likewise perish ; without Holiness and Purity none can see God : The Soul of Man is Immortal , and can never dye , but must ( when it leaves the Body ) be in a feeling Sence of Joy and Peace , or Wo and Misery forever ; The Wicked and all that forget God must be turned into Hell : Oh that all People , Young and Old , may repent and return to the Lord with their whole Hearts , & he will shew them Mercy ! Prize your time , for it is precious , and you know not how short it is : Oh fear and dread the Eternal God that giveth you Life and Being , and can take it away when he pleaseth ; It is not a talking of being saved and redeem'd by Christ , and of his dying for you , will stand you in any stead , that live in Sin and Vanity ; Christ said , A Man must be born again , or else he cannot see the Kingdom of God : So Dear People , both Young and Old , mind the Pure Divine Light of Christ Jesus in your own Consciences , that which Checketh and Reproveth you , when you speak or act that which is Evil , and come to Obey it ; for it is the Way of Life , and will Lead you , if you obey it , out of all Sin , Vngodliness , and Worldly Lusts , into the Way of Life , and teach you to live Soberly , Righteously and Godlily in this present Evil World ; Then Peace with God will be the Portion of your Souls . Written in Tender Bowels of Vnfeigned Love to your Souls , by a Friend to all People . William Bennet . The 15th of the 3 d Month 1675.