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Excerpt from A Sermon, on the Dangers and Duties of the Seafaring Life: Preached Before the Protestant Dissenting Congregation, at Halifax; And Published at the Desire of the Marine Society, in That Place
In every fituation, however, and with all pof fible precaution, the working of the tempe?t 1s terrible to the mariner When heaved from its bed the ocean fwells tumultuou?y, nothing' can Withltand the commotion. Mountains are heap ed upon mountains, and the flouteft {hip mull: labour for. Life. Meanwhile dangers thicken, and fear invades the company. Every, hour theircondition grows more critical; They mountvup, to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: Their foul is melted'becaule of.
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