Brats of Popish Superstition 7. Next comes Antiquity and looks to 7. Antiquity be heard with some Reverence and respect Thus it hath been time out of mind that which hath been good is good still our Fathers did thus before us Answer Then let us to Mass again from thence to Judaism thence to Paganism for that is the elder Religion of the three Let us to our Mast and Acorns again for that is the elder Diet. Paganism was the Mother or Nurse of many Popish Rites and Customs borrowed from the Heathens as their holy Water Lustrations Lights Images tutelar and local Saints c. True it is Popery is ancient so is Error so is Sin The fall is more ancient then the Gospel which was brought in upon it Mahumetism is ancient too can plead a thousand years standing breaking out much about the same time with Popery Six hundred years after the Incarnation But Judaism is before both and Paganism elder then them all if ancientry must carry it But there is an Antiquity senior to them all Idverum Tertull. quod primum That which was from the beginning saith the Apostle 1 John 1. 1. Thither we appeal thither we provoke To the Law and to the Testimony To Christ Esay 8. 8â— and to his Apostles we will refer our selves to decide all the Points in Controversie between us and Rome And I think it is as equal a motion that which Christ and the Apostles taught shall go for the best Religion be it Popish or Protestant as that once The God that answereth by fire shall be 1 Kings 18. 24. acknowledged the true God whether Jehovah or Baal when there was such halting between two Opinions as there is now adayes by too many If therefore the Papists can shew us out of the Old or New Testament their Pope's Supremacy Purgatory plurality of Mediators Pardons Invocation of Saints Image-worship praying for the Departed their Opus operatum Transubstantiation Elevation Adoration Circumgestation of the Host forbidding Marriage to Priests or Ministers c. We shall promise to subscribe the Tridentine Creed and confess our Error and return into the lap of Rome But if they be not to be found there let them cease to accuse us of Novelty Lutheranism or Calvinism and accuse us of Petrinism Paulism Scripturism or Christianism if they please So that in fine all the great flourish that Papists boast of Antiquity is but like that of the Jews to Jeremy We will be of our Fathers Religion Jer. 44. 16. Thus did our Kings Princes and our Fathers offering Incense to the Queen of Heaven It was not their ancient Fathers in Moses's Joshua's Samuel's dayes or in the best Kings David's Solomon's but after the Defection in Jeroboam's dayes and under the degenerating Kings Ahaz Manasseh Ammon Zedekiah c. 8. Tradition succeeds Antiquity and 8. Tradition pleads for its continuance and the observing such things as have been handed to them by their Guides and Elders Therefore did the Pharisees quarrel with Christ and his Disciples charging them with too little respect to the Tradition of the Elders And our Saviour chargeth them again with too little or no respect to the Commandments of God Their traditional Corban Mat. 7. 9. had expunged the fifth Commandment As the Papists Image-worship after the II. Nicene Council hath justled out the Second Commandment and made but an caetera of it The Samaritan woman Joh. 4. 20 22. pleaded hard with our Saviour for their old Worship Our Fathers said she worshipped in this Mountain But you Jews anathematize us and tell us Jerusalem is the only place of Worship Our Saviour tells her Ye know not what ye worship But we do For salvation is of the Jews you have Tradition we Scripture We may say the like to the Papists you have Tradition but give us Scripture or we can't expect Salvation in your Church you have Tradition for auricular Confession Purgatory extreme Unction Invocation of the Saints the blessed Virgin especially c. But where is the Scripture all this while Quod non scribitur non creditur 9. But universality makes a great noise 9 Universality and pleadeth next Why should not we do as do the most what our Fore-Fathers Kings Priests People all do is safe for us to follow Just as good Divinity as his was Loyalty who said Whom God by his permissive providence and all the people choose for King him will I follow though they had a rightful David for their Soveraign 2 Sam. 16. 18. and the other a rebellious Miscreant The Jews might have disputed Christ out of the World by this argument Do any of Jâ—h 7. 48. the Rulers or Pharisees believe in him but this people that know not the Law are accursed The greater part is most an end the worst Where was universality in Noah's Lot's Elias's dayes when each of them were left alone The godly have been ever almost over-born with numbers The Ephesians Acts 19. talked of no less then all Asia and the World besides for their Diana Elias was opposed by four hundred Prophets of Baal One Athanasius against the whole World So Luther had Pope Emperour Cardinals Bishops Priests all against him Christ's is still a little Flock Luke 12. 32. The loose Protestant would bear down the serious by this account the Papist the whole Society of Protestants the Mahumetan the Christian the Pagan all Learned Brerewood divides the World into thirty parts and finds Christianity to have but five Mahumetism six and Paganism hath the other nineteen parts The whole World was once all Pagan another while Arrian since Antichristian when all that dwelt on the Earth worshipped the Beast but a small Remnant whose Names were written in the Lambs Book of Life in Red Letters but in the Popes Registry in Black The World was never so happy as to be all Christian What it may be in those last dayes prophesied of Esay 2. 1 2. I know not When the Mountain of the House of the Lord shall be exalted on the top of the Mountains and all Nations shall flow to it 10. To this of universality I may subjoyn 10. Singularity his opposite singularity and the excuse made thereupon would you have me singular like no body stand alone Shall I presume that I have more wisdom piety conscience then all the World This Luther confesseth was a great stumbling-block to him when he discovered first the gross Errors of Popery what shall I be wiser then all the World what is become of our Fathers Had I not better Cum Platone errare quam cum aliis recte sentire Had I not better subscribe to the received Doctrines and Opinions of School-men Universities Councils then hold a private belief of my own But Noah was content to be singular though it is likely the World condemned him sufficiently in their Censures He is said to condemn the World upon a true
glory So again when we call upon men to duty to come in and receive Christ How do all with one consent make Excuse my Calling Oxen Farm Merchandize will not permit and give me time the work is good I confess I speak not against it but the time is not yet I am a Child ignorant an unlearned person I have a full purpose hereafter when more at leasure when out of debt settled in the world when I have buried my aged Father and my self my own man and my estate in my own hand but let me alone till then or till I am old sick dying and then I will do what you will have me So again when we perswade men to believe how backward and slow of Heart are many to embrace the Promises rejecting and in as much as in them is frustrating the grace of God with such like put-offs the Promise is good and too good for me I too bad altogether unworthy neither holy nor humble enough the means are unlikely c. or I fear it is now too late the day of Grace is past the Decree is gone forth Providences are dark Promises delayed my sins afflictions fears doubts temptations great and dreadful Satan assaults dogs insults triumphs and which is saddest of all God hath forsaken me my Prayer are not heard the Vision doth not speak my Flesh fails my Heart fails and my Hope is even giving up the Ghost I might go on Reader thus to enlarge and multiply particulars but must crave thy pardon for this tediousness if either thou desirest more or art not at leisure to read the whole let me advise thee to turn to Chap. 9 10 11. and seriously consider what thou there readest of the veariety vanity sinfulness and danger of Excuses But here thou seest enough to convince thee how common and frequent Excuses are and how justly to be spoken against All the world is undone by them nothing but Excuses Excuses every where Every man hath his Omer full So that call for what you will and put men upon what you will all you must look for is to be put off with an Excuse As he said once To will is present to perform I find not so to Excuse is present to perform I find not an inclination To fly from repent of and turn from sin requireth pains to perform the duties of Sobriety Righteousness and Godliness requires pains to exercise Faith and Patience requireth pains and so the whole of Real Christianity but an Excuse is easie cheap and costeth little I shall trouble thee no longer Reader but desire God to give us all his grace to avoid all sinful and destructive Excuses and that in stead of these we may get our selves furnisht with some of those Better Excuses recommended in the end of this Discourse in particular these five I would commend at present in stead of all others First that of a good Conscience then thou needest no other of which Saint Bernad saith well Optima Câ—ique Excusatio est Testimonium Conscientiae The best Excuse of all is an Excusing Conscience This was St. Paul's Excuse Our rejoycing is this The testimony of our Conscience 2 Cor. 1. 12. It is above a thousand Witnesses we say and I may add above ten thousand Excuses Saint Peter calls it the saving answer of a good Conscience and prefers the vertue of it above that of Baptisme alone 1 Pet. 3. 21. 2. Next to that ready sincere and universal obedience then no need of any devised Excuse when thou canst say with Jacob My righteousness shall answer and speak for me Gen. 30. 33. and with the Apostle we have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty not walking in craftiness as Excuse-makers do 2 Cor. 4. 3. 3. Because Conscience may yet accuse and our Obedience falls short the next good Excuse is Humiliation and Repentance timely and true Shemei after all his foul-mouthed rayling and cursing sped better at David's hands by his making hast to humble himself and crying mercy 2 Sam. 19. 20. then that less guilty Amalekite who brought a Crown coming in his confidence of good Service 2 Sam. 1. 5. And the self-condemning Publican at Gods hands than the self-justifying Pharisee Neither were any received to mercy at Josuah's hands but the self-humbling mercy-begging Gibeonites all that stood upon their defence were cut off 4. With humble Confession and Prostration joyn fervent Prayer This was David's Excuse or Relief Against thee have I sinned turn thy face from my sins and the Lord answered I have taken away thy Sin Self-accusation and Repentance with Prayer obtains absolution and remission This is the Apology or self-clearing mentioned 2 Cor. 7. 11. If we therefore cannot come in with the elder Brothers Apology I have served thee these so many years neither transgressed at any time then come in with the younger Brothers confession and supplication Father I have sinned against Heaven and against thee and am no more worthy to be called thy Son c. 5. Lastly above all fly to Christ by Faith that he may make thy Excuse by interceding for thee His Office is to mediate reconcile and plead for us as our Advocate to undertake for us our Surety to take away Sin as our Propitiation then what need of Excuses wheas Sin is taken away through him we shall be presented unblamable unchangeable before God Col. 2. 22. Ar thou therefore overwhelmed with Sin Guilt Fear and Dismaydness cry to him as Hezekiah did Esay 38. 14. Lord I am oppressed undertake for me and with the words of the expiring Thief Lord remember me now thou art in thy Kingdom Luke 23. 42. And now I have no more to do but to commend thee to God and to the word of his Grace and to intreat thy favourable acceptance of this Discourse such as it is and to pray that thou maist make thy best of it This I hope thou wilt find at leâ—st as St. Austin said of his Writings while he was taken up in writing that he was kept from being Idle or worse employed so while thou art Reading thou art kept from spending thy time more unprofitably unless thou bast in thy hand some more profitable Book of which blessed be God our present age is well stored and therein I would by no means be thy hinderance only desire thy Prayers for a Blessing upon this and all the Endeavours of other Godly Men whether Preaching or Writing whose aim is next to the glory of God and the declaring his Will to seek and further the Peace and welfare of his Church and to contribute their utmost to the furthering of the salvation of Souls In which number is The meanest of Gods servants Io. Sheffield THE CONTENTS CHAP. I. THe Text opened and Observation raised Page 1 CHAP. II. Several kinds of Excuses 1 Good 2 Bad. 7 Evil Excuses referr'd to three heads 1 Sin 2 Duty 3 Faith 8 1 Excuses as to Sin are 1 fetcht from self 2 from others
again Who is Paul and what is Apollos It is God alone who gives the 1 Cor. 3. increase 4. The Calling is the fourth excuse from 4. Our Calling Duty of which also somewhat was spoken before and is that which is alledged in the Parable which gave us the matter of this Discourse My Calling my honest Employments must be looked after I must go try my Oxen I must go take possession of my Land purchased Reasonable and just Excuses one would think no contempt nor defiance They stood not idle in the Market nor were in Tavern or Ale-house tipling I pray have me excused was the worst Language they gave yet rejected The third said I have married a Wife and must consummate the Marriage I cannot come None said I will not yet is their slighting recorded and all three rejected No Employment no change of Condition can priviledge from attending God's Service One thing is necessary stands alwayes indispensably true the other might be done this must not be left undone There was a Dispensation in the Deut. 24. 5. old Law That if a man had new married a wife he should not be pressed to war that year but no Dispensation for omitting the Service of God for one day The King by his Place and by reason of the weighty Affairs incumbent on his Office be thought fit to be priviledged above any others as being Superior to all and Inferior only to God yet must is for the King and shall from his Superior He was commanded by God that when he sate Deut. 17. 18 19. upon the Throne he shall write him a Copy of the Law and it shall be with him and he shall read therein all the dayes of his life c. Thus did holy David who made it his meditation continually and by his being Psal 119 97 99. so continually versed therein he became wiser then his Teachers And besides his many private Devotions the Psalms Hymns and Prayers of his own composing he was a constant Student in God's Word We read of that Renowned Successor of his Josiah that he took the 2 Kings 23. 2. Book of the Law and himself read it to all his People Luther tells of that pious and valiant Duke of Saxony that he had six of his Gentlemen who attended him read daily to him six hours out of the holy Scripture And never to be forgotten is the practise of one of the Kings of this Nation King Alfred who divided the four and twenty hours of the natural day into three parts allowing himself eight hours for his bodily refreshment by Sleep Food and Recreation a second eight hours he spent in Reading Praying and Writing and the third eight he spent in attending Affairs of State hearing Causes c. A rare example of a pious Prince and one that would give account of his time spending 5. But the great and general excuse is 5. Hereafter not yet Nondum venit hora I will hereafter but the time is not yet come This was not the Answer of one single Person but Vox Populi The People said The time is not yet come Hâ—g 1. 2. the time to build the house of the Lord. So generally when we call upon men to repent and amend their lives they put us off and say It is a good work and must be thought upon and they will wait for a good hour to do it in Thus in another sense Christ may say My time is not yet come but your John 7. 6. time is alway ready your time to build your own Houses is come is present mine is future must stay But saith the Lord have I not met with you in your wayes Ye have sowen much and reaped little I have blown upon it what ye had was put into a Bag with holes and why because you ran so eagerly to build your own Houses and my House lies wast This is the common and most dangerous Excuse and too many instances we have in our daily experience Few go to Hell said a good Divine for Mr. Calamy saying they will not repent but many for saying they will but not yet This was the Sluggard's Plea Yet a little more sleep Prov. 6. 11. Acts 24. 25. a little more slumber This was delaying Felix his Plea I will take a more convenient season which he never had This the put-off of Two in one Chapter called by Christ the one desired respit till he had discharged his last office to his aged Father Lord suffer me first to bury my Father The Luke 9. 59 61. other Let me go bid my Friends farewel But for all we read they both bad Christ farewel and lost the fair season of Grace Alas how do many dally with Repentance and Salvation and sport themselves with their own Deceivings The young man is ready to make large Promises what he will do when he is old The single or unsetled man what he will do when he is setled The man in Health what he will do in Sickness And he in Sickness what he will do when restored to Health and all but words Sick-Bed Purposes are deceitful and Death-Bed Repentance as uncertain First Whether it shall be granted Secondly Whether it shall be accepted The present tense is the acceptable tense the future is the rejected tense Many shall seek to enter and shall not be able Luke 13. 24. Shall and will seek but have not heretofore or do not yet The Sponsalia de praesenti make the Marriage good De future signifie nothing In Christianity the more hast the better speed yet alas how sad is it to consider the most of men do delay delay adjourn and put off Repentance and Obedience De die in diem from day to day as young Austin then no Saint did with his Noli modo Not yet Lord spare me a little He was afraid as he said he should be heard too soon But at length it pleased God to awaken him throughly out of this Lethargy and then he gets him into a private place under such a Tree and there he leaves his modo modo and cries out with a flood of tears How long O Lord how long Oh let there be an end of my sinful course and a new Spirit given me now now Cur non modo Domine non cras cras Conf. l. 9. c. 12. sed hac hora c. Lord I do not say nor do thou say to morrow or next day But Lord why not now this very day yea this very hour The great Heroes of the World that are eternized in the Book of Fame as Caesar Alexander and our Christian Chieftain Scanderbeg carried all before them by their Celerity and Expedition Of Caesar it is said Omnia confecit celeritate He brought all his ends about by his continual speed Of Alexander whose Motto was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lose no time defer not That he was wont to make such long and speedy Marches
and sincerity in the Worship Service and Obedience which we do perform to to God The word of God is quick and Heb. 4. 12. powerful piercing to the dividing of the Soul and Spirit and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the Heart Now did men believe and were sensible of the quick and lively Power the Majesty and Authority of the Word and did remember those Rules to walk with God and be upright In all our wayes to acknowledge him That whatsoever we do we should do it as to the Lord and not to Men and Col. 3. â—3 withall consider That by this word we shall be judged in the last day It is not possible Joh. 12. 48. they should study such shifts and flatter themselves in them for there would be no more need of them then for the man that doth well to hide his head and fly from the light when he can make out his Joh. 3. 21. works to be wrought in God 3. Very few have heard the sound of the last 3. Or the day of Judgment Mal. 3. 17. Trumpet sounding in their Ears nor do they believe there is a Book of Remembrance written before God And that a dreadful day of account is coming when these Books shall be brought forth and that Rev. 20. 12. then God will set all in order before the Sons of men with all the circumstances of their evil Actions and then bring every Secret to light and reward all according to their Works For did they so it is not possible there would be so much base dealing and wickedness in the World making Lyes their Refuge as if they had made an Agreement with Hell and a Covenant with Death But there is a world of Atheism in Christendom and of Infidels among Christians that seek â—o dig deep to hide their Counsel from the Lord and their Works are in the dark and they say Who sâ—eth us and who knoweth us They turn things up side-down saith the Prophet turn a fair side outward and a Esay 29. 15 16. foul side inward 4. In the fourth place There is little 4. Want of Conscience of that we call Conscience in the World and the want of it is a main deficient or efficient I may say of Excuses There is much talk of Conscience every where but where is it to be found almost Right Conscience is Cordis scientia saith Bernard Or cum Deo scientia say others not Scientia simplicis Intelligentiae as I may say a bare speculation but an active practical and uniform Concurrence of Breast and Brain of Profession with Practise yea of Man with God when words deeds agree with the heart and the heart with God But alas there is much of Science in the World little of Conscience much Head-knowledge little Heart-knowledge much studying men little minding of God Were there more of this in the World there would neither be carrying on of Designs nor studying Excuses but Acts 24. 16. a serious and sincere endeavour to be without offence both before God and before men 2. For the ends which Excuses are 2. Ends of Excuses made use of 1. Many fly to them as we say For shame of the World and Speech of 1. To avoid shame the People as did they who took up stones to throw at Christ who pleadâ—d They did it not for any of the goods works John 10. 33. he had done that had been too bad but for Blasphemy Better a bad excuse then none at all People woud have cryed Shame on them it they had not covered their Malice with some plausible pretence So again when Pilate urged his Accusers for Reason Reason as they cryed out to him for Justice Justice why what Evil hath he done I find no faule in him They would have been thought inexcusable if they could not have said We have a Law and by our Law he ought to die But none could they name that he had ever violated So whâ—n the Scribes and Pharisees never John 19. 6 7. left persâ—cuting Christ John Baptist and the Apostles and all that were better then themselves People would have cryed shame on them for their Impiety But when they could say You see we Reverence the true Prophets Moses Samuel Jeremy Daniel c. We Celebrate their Memorials garnish their Sepulchres and for those Mat. 23. 30. good men we lament their loss Had we been in our Fathers dayes we would have Sainted â—ot Slain them But Jesus and the Baptist we know not whence they are The one hath a Devil the other is a Wine-Bibber a Samaritan Heretick a Mover of Sedition and what not So that now they must not be thought any wayes ill affected to true Piety but honoured as the Piâ—lars of the Church the zealous Asserters of Truth Unity and Order and the only Sappressors of Heresie Schism Fâ—ction Sedition and Novelty Just so do the Papists St. Peter St. Paul St. Lawrence c. we keep dayes in their Memory preserve their Reliques pray to them honour them with a kind of Worship shew more Piety towards them then all you Protestants do But if Luther Calvin Cranmer Ridley c. teach the very same Doctrine that Peter and Paul they shall be Anathematized or burnt to Ashes if they can light of them 2. A second end Is to gain a repute of 2. To gain a Repute of Religion Religion And such is the luster and beauty of Religion that though few affect the power of it yet all court the Name and are ambitious of the Reputation of it Thus Machiavel instructs his Prince to put on the Vizor of one Religious yet to scruple nothing mean while whereby he may more enlarge his Dominion or drive on his Designs Thus those very Jews again John 10. 33. make their defence We stone thee not for any Cures or other good Works wrought or thy shews of Sanctimony but thy Blasphemy and Arrogance To make thy self the Son of God and equal to God we cannot bear Very pious Souls Though many have been so wicked as to do it none ever was so weak as to own it that they hated Piety and Virtue for its own sake A fair Pretence is fittest to cover so foul a Disposition Those that hated and cast out their Brethren of old as the Prophet said for owning the Name of God no other Crime yet said Let God be magnified Esay 65. 5. All was done out of zeal to God's Glory and the Churches Peace What do the Papists and other Persecutors pretend less 3. A third end Is to stop the mouth 3. To stop the mouth of conscience of Conscience and still its Clamors Conscience would lead the man an unquiet life and would be clamorous if he had not somewhat to pretend Therefore some grave shews of Religion some form of Godliness some Sins forborn some good Works done some Duties performed must bribe Conscience to let
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. 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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