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A59621	Antapologia, or, A discourse of excuses setting forth the variety and vanity of them, the sin and misery brought in by them, as being the greatest bar in the way to heaven, and the ready high way to hell : being the common snare wherein most of the children of men are intangled and ruined / by Jo. Sheffield ...	Sheffeild, John, d. 1680.	1672 (1672)	Wing S3061; ESTC R11053	145,253	322

fails and we are by Satan beaten out of all our holds and pleas This is the Excuse Saint John furnisheth us withall 1 Joh. 2. 2. If any man sin and he that saith he doth not is a Lyar We have saith he an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the Propitiation for our sins Christ is our Advocate Spokesman Surety Excuse-maker An Advocate is properly one that is of Councel for a Client to assist him and plead his Cause in Court which he cannot so well do for himself Christ is such an Advocate It were ill with us if we were to plead our own Cause and to answer for our selves But if Christ undertake for us there is no fear of miscarrying how deplorate and desperate soever thou judgest thy Case He hath carryed the whole Company of Believers and some of them had been as great sinners as any other through the Bryers and is able to save thee to the utmost by his Intercession This hath born up the Spirits of Sinners in their greatest Agonies Charles the Fifth when near to Death is said to comfort himself when in great perplexity about his future state with this Christ said he had a double Title to Heaven the one in right of his Sonship the other by the merit of his Passion he was content to make use of the one for himself and hath left me the other which is all my Claim and I am sure that I making this Claim shall never be disappointed It was St. Bernards before Satan is the great Accuser and Christ the only Excuser He our Surety Mediator Justifier Advocate he was wont to plead in the Behalf of his Servants against their Accusers of his Disciples against the Pharisees Mat. 12. 3. For Mary against Martha Luke 10. 41. For Mary Magdalen against Simon Luke 7. 40. He fetcht off the Woman taken in Adultery ready to be stoned with one word speaking His word goes far and his bloud speaks better things for us then a thousand Prayers Tears Alms or all our Faith Repentance Obedience can do then the best bloud of Martyrs or all the Intercession of Saints and Angels Heb. 9. 14. Benjamin might thank God for a good Brother that became Surety for him first and Advocate for him at last that he was brought off so well Onesimus might thank God he had such an Advocate as Paul to prevail with his Master for his Reception And we are all bound to give thanks for Jesus Christ who is become our Surety and will be our Advocate For what once our Saviour said to the obdurate Jews to the aggravation of their Sin and increase of their Condemnation If I had not come and spoken to them and done the works which no other man did they had had no Sin but now they have no Cloak or Excuse as it is in the Margin for their Sin that he speaketh to his Servants by way of Consolation If I had not come into the world and done and suffered that for you which none other could you had had no Cloak nor Excuse for your Sins but now I am your Surety and Advocate I have taken away your Sins and shall present you holy and unblamable and unreprovable in the sight of God Col. 1. 22. Behold the Lamb of God which taketh awy the sins of the World FINIS Books to be sold by Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and three Crowns in Cheapside A Commentary on the Hebrews By John Owen D. D. fol. 49 Sermons upon the whole Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians By Mr. John Daille Translated into English by F. S. Tho. Taylor 's Works the first vol. fol. 2. An Exposition of Temptation on Matth. 4. verse 1. to the end of the 11th Divine Characters in two parts distinguishing the Hypocrite in his best dress By Samuel Crook B. D. A Learned Commentary or Exposition on the 1 Chapt of the second Epistle to the Corinthians By Richard Sibbs D. D. fol. A Commentary on the whole Epistle of S. Paul to the Ephesians By Mr. Paul Bain●f A practical Exposition on the third Chapter of the first Epistle of S. Paul to the Corinthians with the Godly Mans Choice on Psal 4. v. 6 7 8. By Anthony Burgess fol. The dead Saint speaking to Saints and sinners living in several Treatises The first on 2 Sam. 24. 10. The second on Cant. 4. 9. The third on John 1. 50. The fourth on Isa 58. 2. The fifth on Exod. 15. 11. By Samuel Bolton D. D. fol. Christianographia or a Description of the multitude and sundry sorts of Christians in the world not subject to the Pope By Eph. Pagit fol. These 7 Treatises next following are written by Mr. George Swinnock 1. The Christian Man's Calling or a Treatise of making Religion ones business in Religious Duties Natural Actions his Particular Vocation his Family Directions and his own Recreation to be read in Families for their Instruction and E●ification The first Part. 2. Likewise a second Part wherein Christians are directed to perform their Duties as Husbands and Wives Parents and Children Masters and Servants in the conditions of Prosperity and Adversity 3. The third and last part of the Christian Man's Calling wherein the Christian is directed how to make Religion his business in his dealings with all Men in the choice of his Companions in his carriage in good Company in bad Company in solitariness or when he is alone on a week-day from morning to night in visiting the sick on a Dying-bed as also the means how a Christian may do this and some motives to it 4. The Door of Salvation opened by the Key of Regeneration 5. Heaven and Hell Epitomised and the True Christian characterized 6. The fading of the Flesh and the flourishing of Faith Or One cast for Eternity with the only way to throw it well 7. The Incomparableness of God in his Being Attributes Works and Word opened and applyed All these by Geo. Swinnock M. A. An Antidote against Quakerism By Stephen Scandwet A learned Commentary on the fourth Chapter of the second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is added First A Conference between Christ and Mary Second the Spiritual Man's Aim Third Emanuel or Miracle of Miracles By Richard Sibbs D. D. 4 to An Exposition on the five first Chapters of Ezekiel with useful observations thereupon By Will. Greenhill 4 to The Gospel-Covenant or the Covenant of Grace opened Preached in New-England By Peter Bulkeley 4 to God's Holy Mind touching Matters Moral which himself uttered in ten words or ten Commandments also an Exposition on the Lords Prayer By Edward Elton B. D. 4 to A plain and familiar Exposition of the ten Commandments By John Dod 4 to Fiery Jesuite or an Historical Collection of the Rise Increase Doctrines and Deeds of the Jesuites Exposed to view for the sake of London 4 to Horologiographia Optica Dyalling Universal and Particular Speculative and Practical together with the Description of the Court of Arts by a new Method By Sylvanus Morgan 4 to Praxis Medicinae or the Physicians Practice wherein are contained all inward diseases from the head to the foot By Walter Bruel Regimen Sanitatis Salerni or the School of Salerns Regiment of Health containing Directions and Instructions for the guide and government of Man's Life 8 to Christ and the Covenant the work and way of Meditation delivered in ten Sermons Large Octavo By William Bridge late of great Yarmouth Heart-Treasure or a Treatise tending to fill and furnish the head and Heart of every Christian with soul-inriching treasure of truths graces experiences and comforts to help him in Meditation Conference Religious Performances Spiritual Actions Enduring Afflictions and to fit him for all conditions that he may live holily die happily and go to Heaven triumphantly By O. H. with an Epistle prefixed by John Chester The sure Mercies of David or a second part of the Hearts Treasure Closet Prayer a Christians Duty All three by O. Heywood A Glimpse of Eternity By A. Caley A Practical Discourse of Prayer wherein is handled the Nature and Duty of Prayer By Tho. Cobbet Of Quenching the Spirit the evil of it in respect both of its causes and effects discovered By Theophilus Polwheile Wells of Salvation opened or Words whereby we may be saved with advice to Young Men. By Th. Vincent The Re-building of London encouraged and improved in several Meditations By Samuel Rolls The sure way to Salvation or a Treatise of the Saints Mystical Union with Christ wherein that great Mysterie and Priviledge is opened in the nature properties and the necessity of it By R. Steedman M. A. Sober Singularity By the same Author The greatest Loss upon Matth. 16. 26. By James Livesey Moses unvailed By William Guild The Protestants Triumph being an exact Answer to all the sophistical Arguments of Papists By Ch Drelincourt A Defence against the fear of Death By Zach. Crofton Gods Soveraignty displayed By Will. Geering A sober Discourse concerning the Interest of Words in Prayer The Godly Man's Ark or City of Refuge in the day of his distress in five Sermons with Mrs. Moor's Evidences for Heaven By Ed. Calamy The Almost Christian discovered or the false Professor tryed and cast By Mr. Mead. Spiritual Wisdom improved against Temptation By Mr. Mead. The True bounds of Christian Freedom or a Discourse shewing the extents and restraints of Christian Liberty wherein the truth is setled many errours confuted out of John 8. verse 36. A Treatise of the Sacrament shewing a Christians Priviledge in approaching to God in Ordinances duty in his Sacramental approaches danger if he do not sanctifie God in them both by Sam. Bolton D. D. The Lords Day enlivened or a Treatise of the Sabbath By Philip Goodwin The Sinfulness of Sin and the Fulness of Christ two Sermons By W. Bridge

their evil report 7. Not to punish those that do amiss when under our Jurisdiction Thus the whole Tribe of Benjamin when Justice was demanded against those Sons of Belial in Gibeah that committed that outrage upon the Levite and his Concubine made Judges 20. 48. their sin their own and were almost totally cut off for it Thus those indulgent Parents who instead of correcting their Childrens misdemeanours say not so much as Why dost thou so or onely Nay my Sons 1 Kings 1. 6. 1 Sam 2. 24. do no more so soon find their Children to become Thorns in their Sides and Pricks in their Eyes and are both alike sinful the one by omission the other by commission and then God first visits the sins of the Fathers upon the Children by their misdemeanours and after visits the sins of the Children upon the Fathers by their affliction 8. Lastly Not to reprove is another way making us Partakers of others sins A duty as oft pressed as any other Eph. 5. 11. Have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness but reprove them Lev. 19. 17. Thou shalt not hate thy Brother in thy heart thou shalt in any wise rebuke him and not suffer sin upon him No Duty more beneficial none more neglected There be many Censurers or Backbiters few Reprovers Many Flatterers few faithful Reprovers Rare to find a Man that will give a Reproof as rare to find the Man will take it Whereas there is no surer Evidence of true Love than to give a Reproof nor surer Evidence of true Grace than to take it Many have had cause to bless God for a Reproof seasonably given Prov. 6. 13. They are the way of life St. Austin gives two Instances of the happy success of a Reproof The one given by himself to Alipius thereby reclaimed from his haunting the Theatre and Plays The other by Aug. Conf l. 6. l. 9 a Taunt and Check given to his Mother Monica thereby reclaimed from her Tipling and Gossiping But whosoever fails in this Duty the Minister must not The chief part I may say of his Work lies in this I charge thee before God and the Lord 2 Tim. 4. 1 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jesus Christ Be instant Reprove Rebuke Two words Do it once do it again The Reproving and Convincing Ministry is commonly the most Successful Ministry 18. And the next man thinks he needs 18. I did it in my zeal no Excuse but rather Applause for what he did was out of pure Zeal and the fervor of his Spirit But what was this thy Zeal was it in a good matter or against an evil Then thy Zeal is just But if in an ill matter or ill manner or to an ill end it loseth its praise and becomes vicious Saul had Zeal enough such as it was when in his zeal to the House of Israel he cut off the 2 Sam. 21. 2. Gibeonites which caused many of his House to be cut off Jehu wanted no Zeal against the House of Ahab but it was for a selfish 2 Kings 10. 16. end Nor they who cast out their Brethren for no crime but for his name sake For they said God should be glorified Es 66. 5. and the Church purged thereby But most of all excessive was he who when time was thought he was bound to persecute all that called on the Name of Christ and compelled the Believers to abjure Acts 24. 5. blaspheme or fly for it What in one place he saith of himself I was exceeding zealous Gal. 1. 14. In another he saith Being more then exceeding mad Acts 26. 11. And this was the righter name for such intemperate zeal Zeal we say is a mixt passion compounded of Love and Anger but if it have not also a mixture of Piety and Charity of Prudence and Moderation it becomes a bitter Purge and causeth sad Distempers both in the Spirit and Church Therefore St. James calls it bitter zeal James 3. 14. We render it Envying but when it is bitter it is put among the works of the Flesh Gal. 5. 20. and joyned Rom. 13. 13. 1 Cor. 3. 3. 13. 4. 2 Cor. 12. 20. with Strife Contention Division as in many places of Scripture then call it not Naomi but Marah for it becomes like that bitter Star called Wormwood in the Revelations which falling from Heaven Iam 3. 14. Rev. 8. 10 11. and burning like a Lamp for a while where it fell it embittered all and turned the Waters into Wormwood that whoso drank of them died This was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bitter zeal indeed 19. A third comes with like confidence 19. It is my Conscience and thinks he needs no Excuse for he acts according to his Conscience and that will bear him out And there are many make this Plea As 1. Many will desire their harsh Censures and harsher carriage towards others with whom they differ in matters of Opinion about Religion by reason of their different Education Interest Apprehension c. saying They judge themselves bound in conscience so to do And of this we may say Iliacos intra muros peccatur extra Thus it is all the World over In the Church and out of the Church Thus the Jew of old hated and anathematized the Samaritan and the Samaritan did the like to him again The difference was about the Mode the Place and the Temple or Mountain of Worship The Jew said No place but Jerusalem the other was for Mount Girizim but so wide the difference that Jew and Samaritan had nothing to do one with the other Joh. 4. 9. And when they called Christ Samaritan they thought they call'd him by as bad a Name as when they called him Devil Joh. 8. 48. The Jew now hates the Christian and the passionate Christian him as much The Mahumetan both And the Papist the Protestant And which is saddest of all Fundi nostri calamitas There are unkind differences among Protestants and from thence bitter Invectives hard Censures opprobrious Language dreadful Heart-burnings and lamentable Separations and distances one from another Quantum Religio potuit suadere malorum But alas if Religion Piety Charity Conscience or any of them were rightly understood this need not be Tros Tyriusve c. Let him be Jew Turk Papist Pagan Barbarian Scythian I must speak ill of no Man wrong no man call no man Common or Unclean but seek the good of all and walk inoffensively to all Our Saviour came to take down partition Walls It Rom. 16. 17 18. is Satan who sets them up neither do they serve the Lord Jesus Christ but their own Bellies who cause and keep up Divisions among Christians 2. Another pleads Conscience too and 2. Under a Vow saith I am under a Vow So pleaded those obstinate Jews against Jeremy Jer. 44. 16. 3. After him comes another and saith I 3. An Oath have taken a solemn Oath Thus reason'd Herod when he

his gains are Pardon of Sin Interest in Christ the Favour of God the Comforts of the Holy Ghost Riches of Grace Peace of Conscience a Title to and Assurance of a heavenly Crown These are with him the true and great Gain and the matter of his Contentment which is no where to be found but in the Courts of Godliness not in the Courts of Princes or Palaces of Prelates You may have one King say Vtinam nunquam Regnassem so did Philip the Second say Would I had never been a King yet had he many Kingdoms came tumbling in upon him he had received 564 millions he said But had no Contentment but Cordolium hearts grief from all You may hear another a Pope say Would I had never been Pope so did Adrian the Sixth who said His exaltation to the Papacy was the greatest unhappiness that ever befel him And another of them said The higher he rose in Greatness and Preferments the farther off he was from Contentment and hopes of Salvation when I was an inferiour Church-man said he I had good hopes of my Salvation when raised to a Bishoprick I was full of doubts and fears but when made Pope I did utterly despair 4. Another Objecteth and hereby excuseth The Divisions among Christians himself while he is of no Religion or Conscience at all himself that we have so many Divisions that he knows not with what Party to joyn An old Cavil and Reproach cast upon the ways of God The Heathens would hit the Christians in the Teeth with this You Christians worship but one God and can't agree we worship many and yet agree It is to be confessed and sadly bewailed that there are too many Divisions in these our dayes yet not to be so much wondered at if we consider how it is Satan's grand Policy as not to be divided against himself so it is his greatest Artifice to disseminate and foment as many Divisions among others as he can 2. What a learned Divine said in this case viz. It is Dr. Potter a great vanity to hope or expect that all learned men in this life should absolutely consent in all the pieces and particles of Divine Truth The light whereby we see in this state of mortality is feeble and very different in regard of the good spirits illumination the capacities of men their diligence in Study Prayer and other means of Knowledge There were differences in the Apostles times In the Church of Corinth one saying I am of 1 Cor. 3. Rom. 16. Paul another I of Apollo Divisions in the Church of Rome which the Apostle warns them of and to avoid And in the present Church of Rome howsoever she Vaunts and Vapors of her Unity and upbraids us with our Divisions which she and her Emissaries have occasioned procured and seek to perpetuate are as many and far more momentous differences then among all Protestants whatsoever and have been managed with as much bitterness of Spirit and Invectives one side against another the Jesuits against the Dominicans the Seculars against the Jesuits c. as ever they have written against Protestants There is not a Controversie between them and us but the same is controverted by some of theirs as Bellarmine See Dr. Potter's Answer to Char. mistaken c. 7. doth plainly confess Besides there is a German Doctor who hath collected out of Bellarmine himself Two hundred thirty seven Contradictions and set them down in his own words as my Authour tells me There are differences among us but not about the great and weighty Points of Religion which are in Scripture laid down plainly and clearly but Circumstantials and matters of more Intricacy and Speculation where yet an unity of Faith and Love may be maintained under a diversity of Opinion yet are all agreed against Popery on the one hand and Prophaneness on the other There is difference of Opinion among Physicians yet all agree an Hectick is no good Constitution a Plurisie Feavor Consumption are dangerous Diseases and not to be slighted Difference among Lawyers yet all agree Treason Felony Murder are Capital Crimes So difference among this and that Party but all agree in condemning Popery as Idolatrous and prophane Ignorance and contempt of God and godliness to be destructive of Salvation 5. But one thing more say some I am The bad lives of some Ministers troubled at and it much confirms me in my way I see many Ministers that can Preach well who live but badly and sure if there were such need of strictness they who know so much and speak so well would be careful to practice it Answer Woe to the World because of Offences but woe and woe again to them by whom the Offence cometh If Elie's Sons be Sons of Belial they make the Lord's People to 1 Sam. 2. 12 17. transgress and some to abhor the Sacrifices of the Lord. And who seriously reflecting on this can chuse but cry out with the Prophet Jer. 23. 9. My heart within me bleeds is broken because of the Prophets Jer. 23. 9. 11. 14 15. all my Bones shake verse 11. For both Prophet and Priest are prophane They commit Adultery and walk in Lies They strengthen the hands of evil Doers that none doth return from his wickedness And after from the Prophets of Jerusalem is prophaneness gone into all the Land But our blessed Saviour hath directed what to do in such a case Mat. 23. 2. what they bid you observe that observe and do But do not after their works for they say and do not But though some are so blessed be God all are not There are many that are like their Master Acts 1. 1. Sayers and Doers who teach by Life as well as Doctrine And can say with the Apostle Thou hast fully known my Doctrine manner of Life Purpose Faith Long-suffering Charity Patience 2 Tim. 3. 10. Yea who can appeal higher ye are witnesses and God also how holily justly and unblamably we have had our Conversation amongst you Thus Reader have we done with those Excuses of the first sort viz. as to Sin I shall more briefly dispatch the other two remaining and now come to speak of Excuses as to Duty CHAP. VII Excuses as to Duty HAving spoken of those Excuses as to Excuses as to Duty Sin taken from our selves and others I come to speak of those which relate to Duty whereof the first is Parvulus 1. Childhood sum I am a Child It was Jeremy's excuse when called to Prophesie and Preach Jer. 1. 6. Ah Lord saith he I cannot speak for I am a Child It is true he might with more shew of reason plead this in relation to such an extraordinary Service then our Children or we in their behalf to be excused from ordinary Duties belonging to them We are apt to say Would you have me teach a Child Catechise a Child teach a Child to pray and make him a Hypocrite They have day and time before