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.

On a Seaman which fell asleep in the shrouds, and fell down into the Sea while the Sermon was preaching, &c.

What another Eutychus is here? yet ther's a difference. Eutychus in the Acts (chap. 20.) was asleep in the window, and he sunk down from the third loft, saith the holy historian: but this young man was asleep in the shrowds of a ship, and sunk down into the Sea. Eutychus was dead with the fall, this young man but almost drowned. Eu∣tychus had a fairer excuse for his drow∣ziness, (for it was in the night) then this young man, who fell asleep at the noon of the day. Yet (O my soul) canst not say this, to excuse this young

man: He had not so holy, so rowzing a preacher as Eutychus had. Alas how far thou (O my soul) beneath Paul! Well, let the young man learn to be less drowzie; and be thou more awa∣king and stirring in preaching. Yet tell others (O my soul) 'tis dangerous sleeping in Sermon-time. Bid them to look about them, to attend to the word of life, lest they sleep the sleep of death, and sink down from a cor∣poral to a spiritual sleep, never to a∣wake till they are row zed up to give an account for that Sermon at which they slept and dyed.