THE

TRAVELLER;

OR,

MEDITATIONS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS.

WRITTEN

ON BOARD A MAN OF WAR.

TO WHICH IS ADDED,

CONVERSE WITH THE WORLD UNSEEN.

BY JAMES MEIKLE,
LATE SURGEON AT CARNWATH.

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,

THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.

SECOND AMERICAN EDITION.

ALBANY:
PUBLISHED BY E. TORREY AND W. SEAVER.

E. & E. Hosforch..Printers.

NEW YORK PUBLIC_3?t87 Astor, Lolik sien

romatarann

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CONTENTS.

LIFE OF THE AUTHOR, - PAGE 13

THE TRAVELLER-MEDITATION

1. Going abroad, - - - - - 89

2. On taking farewell, - - - - 91

3. The temper of him that goes abroad, .. 93

4. On finding many passengers on shore, - 94

5. On arriving at a strange city, - - 95

6. Good and bad men mixed together in the world, 96

7. On being enabled to resist a temptation, · 98

8. The promises, a divine treasure, - - 99

9. The sacred assurance, - - - - 112

10. On pumping the ship, - - - - 114

11. On the anchor of the ship, . . . 115

12. The sails, - - - - - - 117

13. On the compass and helm, - - . 119

14. Provisions and stores, -

- 121

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15. Ballast, : - - - - - 124

16. The more we see of sin, the more we should

hate sin, - - - - - - 125

17. Knowing a sin to be committed, .. 126

18. A man of war, - - - - - 128

19. The difference between the righteous and the

guilty, - - - - - - 132

20. The judgment of swearers according to equity, 135

21. Thinking on a dead friend, - - - 137

22. The union between Christ and believers 139

23. Imperfect attainments, - - - 140

24. On king's allowance, - - - - 142

25. On the blowing up of a ship, - - . 143

26. Some slain by mercies as well as by judgments, 146

27. On a fine fleet, - - - - - 148

28. Setting sail, - - - - - 150

29. Time to be redeemed, - - - - 151

30. In view of an engagement, - - . 152

31. On our Lord displaying his divinity on the sea, 153

32. A memorandum for him that goes abroad, 156

33. How the Sabbath, or Lord's day, is to be sanc-

tified, - • • -

159

34. Anchoring off an enemy's coast, . . 161

35. Coasting on a country of another religion, 163

36. The masts, - - - - - - 165

37. Upon one being put under confinement abroad, 167

38. The prophet's description of the wicked, - 169

.39. On the patience of God with sinners, - 170