The spiritual sea-man: or, A manual for mariners.: Being a short tract, comprehending the principal heades of Christian religion: handled in an allusion to the sea-mans compass and observations: which was first drawn up at sea, and fitted for the service of sea-men; yet such as may serve all Christians to help them in their passage over the troublesome sea of this world. / By John Durant preacher of the Gospel, and sometimes in the Navy.

Title

The spiritual sea-man: or, A manual for mariners.: Being a short tract, comprehending the principal heades of Christian religion: handled in an allusion to the sea-mans compass and observations: which was first drawn up at sea, and fitted for the service of sea-men; yet such as may serve all Christians to help them in their passage over the troublesome sea of this world. / By John Durant preacher of the Gospel, and sometimes in the Navy.

Author

Durant, John, b. 1620.

Publication

London :: Printed for L. Chapman, at the Crown in Popes-head-alley,

1655. [i.e. 1654]

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Sailors -- Religious life

Christian life

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Contents

• title page
• To the Honorable His very much esteemed friend, General PEN.
• To the Reader (but in an especial manner) to the Mariner.
• The Spiritual Sea-man: OR, A Manual for Mariners.
  • CHAP. I. The Introduction to the Discourse, setting forth the state of a Christian in this world, to be as of a ship at Sea.
  • CHAP. II. Spiritual navigation pointed at, and di∣vided according to the division of the body of Divinity.
  • CHAP. III. Things necessary to be known by a spiri∣tual Seamen, according to the points of his compass.
  • CHAP. IV. The things or duties necessary to be done by Christians, reduced to as many pra∣ctical rules as there are points in the Compass.
  • CHAP. V. The second sort of duties, being the second quarter of the practical Com∣pass.
  • CHAP. VI. The third quarter of the duties in the Christian Compass.
  • Chap. VII. The last quarter of a Christians practice according to his Compass.
  • CHAP. VIII. The point on which the Christian Com∣pass must turn, and the box in which it must be kept.
  • CHAP. IX. The third head of Divine Navigation opened, and spoke unto, viz. Affecti∣onate Meditation.
  • CHAP. X. Mixed maritime or Sea-meditations to stir up spiritual affections.
  • CHAP. XI. Here are some occasional meditations to stir up and to direct in this work.
    • On the Boatswains whistle.
    • On a peece of plank floating on the Sea.
    • On a Seaman which fell asleep in the shrouds, and fell down into the Sea while the Sermon was preaching, &c.
    • On a great distraction in the Navy, sud∣denly and safely ended on a Sabbath day.
    • On a man thnt standing to sound with the line, fell over-board and was lost.
    • On the sight of many great shot made from a Fort to some vessels, and none taking place.
    • On the sight of one corrected at the cap∣stock for an offence.
    • On the fall of a bed (that was lashed to the ship side) in a blowing night.
    • On a boy at the topmast head looking out to descry land.
    • On an anchor that lost its hold, and came home, and left the ship adrift.
    • On a ship that was left by the Mariners upon the Goodwin-sands in a storm, and fetcht off by some seamen sent to re∣lieve it by my Lord of Warwick.
    • On the parting of a ships company at the end of a voyage.
• to the reader