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A30588
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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.
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Balmford, William.
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1678
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Wing B609; ESTC R28344
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shoot_v satisfy_v be_v and_o that_o thou_o may_v his_o beauty_n then_o behold_v with_o joy_n remember_v that_o thou_o have_v be_v tell_v he_o be_v a_o holy_a spirit_n wherefore_o he_o in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n must_v worship_v be_v by_o that_o pure_a light_n that_o in_o the_o soul_n do_v shine_v proceed_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n divine_a and_o by_o the_o strength_n and_o vigour_n of_o thy_o own_o must_v thy_o unfeigned_a love_n to_o god_n be_v show_v alas_o say_v some_o this_o be_v but_o fruitless_a talk_n for_o that_o no_o man_n can_v thus_o unspotted_a walk_n show_v i_o the_o man_n that_o never_o do_v transgress_v or_o he_o who_o thus_o see_v god_n in_o righteousness_n â—f_o none_o but_o man_n thus_o holy_a can_v enjoy_v this_o bless_a state_n god_n presence_n will_v destroy_v the_o universe_n the_o best_a of_o man_n do_v not_o live_v without_o sin_n none_o be_v without_o his_o spot_n to_o this_o i_o say_v the_o god_n of_o earth_n and_o heaven_n consider_v man_n 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