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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80766	Hæreseo-machia: or, The mischiefe which heresies doe, and the means to prevent it. Delivered in a sermon in Pauls, before the Right Honourable, the Lord Maior, and the aldermen of the famous citie of London, February the first, M. DC. XLV. And now printed, for the satisfaction of the hearers, and others. / By James Cranford, pastour of Christopher Le Stocks, London.	Cranford, James, d. 1657.	1646 (1646)	Wing C6823; Thomason E329_1; ESTC R200684	45,138	61

HAERESEO-MACHIA OR The mischiefe which Heresies doe AND The means to prevent it Delivered in a SERMON in Pauls before the Right Honourable the LORD MAIOR and the ALDERMEN of the famous Citie of LONDON February the first M. DC XLV And now printed for the satisfaction of the hearers and others By JAMES CRANFORD Pastour of Christopher Le Stocks London 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Athan. ad Solitar Diligite homines interficite errores sine superbia de veritate praesumite sine saevitia pro veritate contendite Aug. cont lit Petil. lib. 1. cap. 29. Jude 3. It was needfull for mee to write unto you and exhort you that yee should earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the Saints LONDON Printed by James Young for Charles Green and are to be sold at the signe of the Gun in Ivie-lane 1646. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THOMAS ADAMS Lord Maior THE RIGHT WORSHIPFULL THE SHERIFFS VVith the residue of the ALDERMEN Of the famous CITIE of LONDON Right Honourable and Right Worshipfull THese Meditations were intended onely for the Pulpit but are enforced to the Presse not so much by the intreaties of friends as importunities of adversaries I print to use Theodorets expression 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Epist 83. not to please or commend my selfe but necessitated to apologize and to assert the verity of what I have delivered Many aspersions have been cast upon me upon my Sermon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I expected them The disciple is not above his Master The most of you were my hearers I am contented you should be my Judges and rest Your Honours and Worships Servant in the Gospel JAMES CRANFORD TO THE READER READER IT hath been my endeavour in this Sermon to discover unto thee The mischief that Heresies doe and the means to prevent it It hath been my care 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to deliver the naked truth in plain expressions Rotten posts need pargetting withered faces painting Truth is most comely in her native colours and hath strength of her own 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to conquer by weaknesse It is possible thou hast heard if not fomented the great clamours raised against my self and my Sermon by Sectaries whom it would better have beseemed to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nazianz. Epist 29. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyril ad Nestor Epist 4. have amended themselves and their own errours then to have aspersed others and given out such unchristian language when they were not at all injured but only reproved and that for their advantage It is no great matter to mee to be judged of you or of mans judgement he that judgeth me is the Lord. The testimony of my conscience and God the approver of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Theodoret. Epist 99. my doctrine sweep away as a spiders web the calumnies of sycophants yet to the intent I may remove prejudice from thee I shall speak in a word to three objections which are most frequent First Some say It was unseasonable Why unseasonable Because others were silent Nay rather it was seasonable because others were silent I conceive with Theodoret that speech or silence in this season distinguisheth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Epist 77. between the faithfull shepherd and the hireling Pauls spirit was stirred in him when he saw the City wholly given to idolatry And is it possible for a faithfull Minister to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyprian ad Nestor Epist 2. silent when the faith is corrupted and so many subverted Must we not all appear before the judgement seat of Christ and give an account of our unseasonable silence But thanks be to God there is no ground for such an objection Secondly Others say I was bitter the Sermon a bloudy Sermon I answer Examine the quotations Was I more bitter more bloudy then the Scriptures then the Fathers Who called false Prophets ravening wolves dogs evill workers Who wished them cut off commanded them to bee reproved sharply 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cuttingly Did not Christ Did not the Apostle Did not the Ancients account them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyril in Joh lib. 1. cap. 4. The workmen of destruction the huntsmen of the Divell the snares of death Were these bitter bloudy If so I will not blush to be in the same condemnation with my Saviour Bitter pils may be wholesom physick Thirdly Others say All men speak ill of mee some resolve never to hear more in that Auditory for my sake c. Reader Let not this trouble thee I passe through good report as well as bad I am satisfied with the testimony of Athanasius I have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ad Adelphium done as becometh a Minister of the Gospel and the doctrine of godlinesse in my sharpest reproofs against these men As for the people 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tom. 2. I say with the same Father I respect those people that adhere to the truth not weather-cocks and such as delight in novelties I conclude as Austin You have heard their reproaches which they had Audivistis male dicta quae ab illis non audirem si vestram perditionem contemnerem si charitatis viscera non haberem Cont. lit Petil. l. 3. c. 10. never cast upon me if I had been carelesse of your salvation Reader I will detain thee no longer the Sermon is now thine reade it try it censure it spare not but remember the scene will be changed it shall one day try and censure thee Vale. From my Study this 16. of March 1645. JA. CRANFORD The Analysis of the Sermon D. Erroneous opinions eat as a Gangrene 1. Speedily 5 2. Incurably 5 3. Mortally 6 1. Faith Quae 8 Quâ 9 2. Peace Church 10 Civill 10 3. Piety 14 R. 1. Hereticks are 1. Subtil 17 2. Active 28 2. People are 1. Ignorant 30 2. Curious 31 God is just 1. Punishing lukewarmnesse 32 2. Manifesting the approved 33 Use Prevent and stop them 1. People 1. Adhere to the Ministry 36 2. Try all things 38 3. Avoid Seducers 39 2. Ministers 1. Convince 42 2. Cast out 44 3. Magistrates what they 1. Have done 47 2. May doe 47 HAERESEO-MACHIA OR The mischiefe which Heresies doe and the means to prevent it 2 TIM 2. 17. And their word will eat as doth a canker or a gangrene of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus c. THE blessed Apostle was at the writing of this Epistle now ready to be offered up as you may see Chap. 4. 6. I am now ready to be offered up and the time of my departure is at hand He writes this Epistle as his last Will and Testament to Timothy his own son in the faith to give him direction how to behave himself in the Church of God which is the house of God the pillar and ground of truth Hee bestowes upon him good counsell as a legacy that hee should be painfull in his doctrine and watchfull over his conversation and proposeth