The Seamens And Boatmens Manual Original And Selected
The Seamens And Boatmens Manual Original And Selected
John K Davis
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" My prayers were answered, — on my arrival I was introduced to a few young converts, who had experienced religion while I had been gone to sea. When they related their experience to me, I thought they were poor, weak-minded creatures, because I thought I had got religion without any of those fiery trials. I heard many good sermons, and went to sea second officer of a ship, which was bound on a whale voyage in the South Seas. The master of this ship was a professor of religion. On this voyage I... was again disappointed. I was very much persecuted, and gave up all hopes of bring in the right way. I believed in election and reprob;Uion, and thought myself a castaway. This took such an effect on my mind that it seemed im- possible for me to survive it. I could scarcely eat, drink, or sleep ; at length 1 formed a resolution to THE SAILOR S EXPERIENCE. 125 die (if I must die) on my bended knees begging for mercy. It now appeared evident to me. That I had been endeavoring to take religion in one hand, and the world in the other, and that it was necessary to let go the one or the other — this was the trying time ; for although I would have given ten thou- sand such worlds as this for a hope in Christ Jesus — yet to think I must resign all my ambitious hopes, and lie child-like at the feet of Jesus, — to think that I could not bring any thing to my Sa- viour to recommend me, — that I must come with my heart as if it were a blank, and let him write on it what he would, — it was indeed a severe trial.
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