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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

Malice as Ananias his lye Acts 5. 9. Not repented of but sin unrepented of as the two Theeves are Examples 10. Not sin confessed but covered and smothered Prov. 28. 13. Lastly Sin forsaken never damns sin not forsaken ever damns Prov. 28. 13. Ezek. 18. 21. Manasseh an example of the one Pharaoh of the other 1. We must distinguish of Righteousness 1. There is a Legal and Evangelical Righteousness 2. A Righteousness before God and before men Before God there is none Righteous according to the strictness of the Law But Zachary Elizabeth Abel and Lot and all truly godly are called and counted righteous by an Evangelical righteousness while they endeavour to fulfil all righteousness though in many things fall short But though they dare not plead their righteousness before God in whose Eyes the Heavens are not pure yet can they before men say Ye are witnesses and God also how holily and justly and unblamably 1 Thess 3. Po. we have had our Conversation among you Whose Oxe or Asse have I taken or whom have I defrauded There are sins Quotidianae Incursionis as Tertullian calls them some over-sights which the best are not free from but bewail and they consist with Grace But there are other gross sins Vastantia Conscientiam which make foul work with Conscience and denominate a man unrighteous in a high measure these shut out of Heaven 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. A third Doctrine much abused to strengthen Doct. 3. Christ died for Sinners men in sin is That Christ dyed to save Sinners which is the most comfortable Doctrine in all the Bible a saying worthy of all acceptation and due consideration But what use doth the presumptuous Sinner make of it Then saith he shall I do well enough though I live in sin for I can't out-sin the Merits of Christ's Blood which is said to cleanse from all sin And thus would he make Christ the Minister and Maintainer of sin as if he came not to destroy the Works of the Devil but to Patronize 1 John 3. 8. them But if thou wilt understand know That Jesus Christ came not to save us in and with but from our sins Matth. 1. 21. that is from the practice love and dominion of sin He gave himself for us to redeem us from all Iniquity and to Tit. 2. 14. purifie to himself a peculiar people zealous of good Works Every word of which Text speaks life to the Sinner but death to his sin Christ came indeed to reconcile God and the Sinner not the Sinner and Sin He pulls down the partition-wall between God and the Believer but sets up a partition-wall between the Believer and his Sin But many deal with Christ said a worthy Dr. Hall Bishop as some do with their Prince or some great noble man they care not how much they take up and how far they run in debt and when payment should be made they get a Protection to elude the course of Justice So do many fly to Christ for his Protection saith he and this is a common cheat 4. There is no Doctrine more abused then Doct. 4. We are saved by grace that of free grace That we are saved by Grace not Merit The Scripture ascribeth all to Grace we are justified by Grace Rom. 3. 28. Saved by Grace not Works Ephes 2. 8. Where Sin aboundeth Grace superaboundeth Rom. 4. 20. Hence the Libertine assumeth I will rely on the Grace of God and not doubt of Salvation though I am such a Sinner The Apostle easily foresaw that such an Antinomian and Antievangelian Inference would be made by some ungodly ones as Jude calls them who would turn grace into wantonness therefore doth twice obviate and refute it in one Chapter Rom. 6. 1. Shall we continue in Sin that Grace may abound And verse 15. Shall we sin because we are not under the Law but under Grace And knocks down both with the same short answer of defiance 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God forbid Shall Grace act against it self and destroy Grace shall gratia gratis data become Ingratum faciens 1. These do quite and clean corrupt the Doctrine of Grace which teacheth to deny Vngodliness and worldly Lusts and to live soberly righteously and godly in this present World Tit. 2. 11. 2. These do pervert the use of Grace set down Rom. 6. 14. Sin shall not have dominion over you because ye are not under the Law but under Grace 3. These frustrate the main end of Grace which is set down Rom. 5. ult That as Sin hath reigned unto Death Grace might reign by Righteousness to eternal life To abuse Grace is the greatest Sin imaginable and to despight the Spirit of Grace is the Sin unpardonable Heb. 10. 29. And if any are ungodly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in God's Black-Book as destined to condemnation Jude verse 4. they are such as turn the Grace of God into wantonness A fifth Doctrine much abused is That Doct. 5. That we are saved by Faith we are justified and saved by Faith alone which is most true and consonant to Scripture Rom. 3. 28. Gal. 2. 16. Ephes 2. 8. I will therefore believe saith the careless Christian and then hope I shall do well enough though I have no good works which I hear are excluded in those fore-cited Scriptures in the matter of Justification But know O vain man That Faith and Works are only opposed in the matter of Justification but are never separated and parted As the Eye and Ear are opposed in the matter of seeing the Eye only sees not the Ear but where God gives Eyes he gives Ears also So to whom Grace is given to believe it is given to obey Faith is not an idle but active and operative Grace It works by love Gal. 5. 6. Is of a heart purifying nature Acts 15. 9. It unites the Soul to Christ so that Christ is said to dwell in the Soul by Faith Ephes 3. 16. And to live in the Soul Gal. 2. 20. The right Epithete of true Faith is most holy Faith Jude verse 20. His right property is sanctifying Acts 26. 28. True Faith is never solitary but attended and known by her good many Companions Vertue 2 Pet. 1. 5. Love Ephes 1. 15. Fear Heb. 11. 7. Repentance Mark 1. 15. Righteousness 2 Tim. 2. 22. Obedience Heb. 11. 8. Patience Heb. 6. 12. Sanctification 2 Thess 2. 13. Good Works Tit. 3. 8. Her Exercises are holy Duties Therefore we read of the Prayer of Faith James 5. 15. Living by Faith Heb. 11. 28. Walking by Faith 2 Cor. 5. 7. And as to our spiritual warfare it is of singular use we read of the fight of Faith 1 Tim. 6. 22. Resisting the Devil quenching his fiery Darts overcoming the World and all by Faith So that such know little of the nature of Faith who dream that Faith hath nothing to do but to look on a Promise and sit still Faith hath Promises Conditions Precepts Threats

are ready to plead God's unchangeable Decrees they who are elected shall be saved endeavours are to no purpose all our Works cannot merit If not elected it is in vain to strive against the stream Faith Repentance and Obedience will come to nothing God giveth Grace and Salvation where he pleaseth and none else can have it These are the Excuses about Sin 2. In the next place when we are call'd upon to duty instead of saying Speak Lord 1 Sam 3. 10. thy Servant heareth as Samuel or Lord what wilt thou have me to do with Paul Acts 9. 6. How many put-offs I have put off my Cant. 5. 3. Coat how shall I put it on I have much indisposition at present It is unseasonable mid-night come again some other time trouble me not now Luke 11. 7. Or if we yield at any time it is with no good will as the unjust Judge not out of fear of God or regard to man relieved the Widow only to be rid of her so do some perform Duty not out of love to God or Duty but to be rid of the clamours and importu●ity of Conscience and to be more at ease and quiet Good God! what a world of Excuses have the Sons of men devised to shift off thy holy Commands Some have confessed the Duty is good the Command just but I must be excused I am a Child I have no competency of parts my insufficiency may excuse me Others cry out What a weariness it is what strictness difficulty unpleasantness is in the way to Heaven my Ignorance want of breeding unaccustomedness to such courses may excuse me others again I am for it like Hag. 1. 2. well the work but the time is not yet fit for it I will acquaint my Friends and fairly bid them farewell and take my leave of Lu. 9. 61. them or to be sure will after my Fathers decease when my Estate is come into my own hand I have now a busie Calling saith another a full Employment little spare-time for Soul matters But I fully purpose when my Children are grown up and provided for at least when I am old or sick and I trust all will be well others again in such cases will plead It is not my Calling the rich may the Minister must I may be dspensed with lastly some will say I fear all is too late I despair of acceptance and success 3. When we are invited to believe and exercise Faith how is it we have so many Excuses the Promise is too good I too bad altogether unworthy not holy not humbled enough the means unlikely Providences are dark Promises delayed the Vision doth not speak it is not with us now as with former Presidents God withdraws Satan insults my Heart misgives me my Flesh and my Heart my Faith and Hope fail me my Sins are too great my Repentance too little for so many heinous reiterated Sins against Knowledge Conscience Vows Promises Corrections Deliverances Experiences c. how should I believe Thus we see there is nothing but Excuses Excuses at every turn Excuses for Sin for Duty for Faith for every thing And if we enquire into the cause doth not this plainly discover the face of the Soul to be wofully smutched our native Beauty deformed God made man upright but he hath sought out many Inventions ratiocinia Junius renders it Reasonings strange Reasonings Computationes Ar. Montan. Reckonings strange Reckonings doth not this plainly shew our Nature is tainted Bloud corrupted Inwards infected doth not this demonstrate that we are acted instructed and beguiled by the Serpent that we have strayed from God and are estranged towards him that we are unsensible of his Purity forgetful of his Presence unacquainted with the work of the Spirit and the Inside of his holy Law Besides that we are little versed in Conscience-work and self-examination and that we are extream forgetful of the Day of Judgement Again consider are not the Ends as base and sordid To avoid the worlds shame to gain the repute of some Religiousness to flap Conscience in the mouth and muzzle it and to procure some little ease to the Flesh by saving the labour of through conversion and sin-mortification Again what is the fruit of all is not that as bad as bad can be to hinder all intended good frustrate Gods gracious Tenders and Promises as much as in us is to obstruct the way to Heaven and to make the strait Gate yet straiter to gratifie Satan to make our selves utterly uncapable of mercy what doth more confirm and harden in Sin what doth discover more gross hypocrisie than these Excuses which in word seem to express a good inclination and willingness when indeed they are flat Denyals Yet once again consider will these bring thee into Gods presence with any chearfulness when thou art to draw nigh to him will these cause thee to lift up thy face with joy and confidence to God will they not make thy Spirit to faulter thy Faith to flag thy Hands to hang down Can these stand before the light of Gods Word duly perused or endure a through search of an awakned Conscience when affliction comes will not these increase thy trouble adding inward to outward and when Death comes will not these put another sting into it and put more poyson into that Cup And where wilt thou appear at the day of Judgement with these thy Excuses but be confounded as he that stood speechless having nothing Mat. 22. 12. to say for thy self And consider lastly if it be not through these that millions of Souls do daily miscarry and are shut out of Heaven having by them shut themselves out of Grace before Now lay all these together and tell me seriously if here be not just matter of Lamentation Sit thee down therefore good Christian and before thou passest from this consider if this be not or hath not been thy case and that these many Excuses have not left thee without Excuse at the last 2. From this use of General Lamentatation 2 Use of Humiliation we may proceed to Particular Humiliation and may not each of us take up the words of the faulty and forgetful Butler and say I call to mind my Sin this Gen. 41. 9. day and say this concerneth me I have been wont to excuse my faults sometimes by flat Denyal sometimes laying the blame on my Ignorance forgetfulness my Nature Custome Passion c. And when called to Duty have we not made such slight put offs as are mentioned before or worse may be such as Corah we will not come We will not have this Man Num. 16. 14. Lu. 19. 14. Psal 12. 4. Rule over us our Tongues are our own we will speak As for the Word of the Lord we will not do it but do as our Fathers Kings c. have done before us shall Moses or the Minister put out our Eyes it is not the Lord nor shall we see Sword or Famin Hell or