An Antidote Against Popery, Title page – Table of contents
AN ANTIDOTE Agaynst Poperie: Most necessarie for all in this Back-slyding Age.
Wherein
1. The Trueth is confirmed, by Authoritie of Scripture, Witnessing of Antiquitie, and confession of the Popish partie.
2. Popish Scripturall Arguments are answered, by the Exposition both of Fathers, and of their owne Doctours.
By WILLIAM GUILD, D. D. Preacher of Gods Word.
Iob. 6.25. How forcible are right Words?
ABERDENE, Printed by James Brown, 1656.
To the Right Honourable, and Religious LORD. DAVID, Earle of WEIMES, Lord ELCHO, &c. AND To His Noble & Religious Ladie D. MARGARET LESLIE, Countesse of VEIMES, &c.
IF ever any times, these now require, that as the Apostle willeth us, We earnestlie contend for that Fayth, which was once delivered to the saynts; Jude 3.considering both the subtiltie and sedulitie of the Enemies of the Trueth, whose subtiltie & working in a Mysterie, as it should make al men the more warie; so their sedulitie in seduction (lyke that of the Pharisees of old) should make all the LORDS Servants on the Watchtowre more watchfull and diligent. That while as the envyous man is so bussie to sowe Tares in their Masters Field, and draw men frō the Trueth, they be not found slack and sleeping in sowing good seed, and keeping men with the Trueth.
This the Glorie of GOD requireth at our hands, wherof we should be zealous, This the command of CHRIST enjoyneth, whose Sheepe we we ought to feede and guard them from disguysed Wolves who come to devoure the Flocke, This the danger of our Church in these sad times craveth and calleth for. With this also doth our calling and consciēce burdē us, if ever we looke for the approbation of good & faithful servants. And to do this, the pittie that we ought to hauehave on many poore soules, should stimulat us, who like these who followed Absolon in the simplicitie of their heartes, are slielie seduced, craftilie captivated, & cruellie soule-murdered, by these devouring Wolves, in sheepes cloathing; of whom the Apostle fore-warned Act. 20.29. Who with the Pharisees of old, pretend Moses Chayre, and the infallibilitie of their Church, being in the meane while, not Apostolick, but Apostatick, not Pastors, but Impostors, not Leaders, but Misleaders, not Priests of Bethell, but of Babell, and lyke that Beast in the Revelation, tho horned like the LANB, yet speaking like the Dragon. And as it was said to Peter by the High-Priests Mayde, Their speech bewrayeth them, that tho they pretend to be for Christ, yet they serve Antichrist.
Of such, for GODS people to be aware, it is not only our part to fore-warne,act 20.29 as Paull did the elders of Ephesus, or to stand armed our selves, with the builders of the Walles of Jerusalem, but also for convincing of errour, & defence of the Trueth, to arme & furnish others out of the Lords Armorie of holy Scripture, whereby they may be both guarded from errour, & their feet guyded in the pathes of Trueth.
For which end these paines that I hauehave taken, Right Honourable, I hauehave Dedicate to your Honours: whom in like louelove of the Trueth and incouragement both of Gods Servants, and others that are Religious in the bounds where yee liue, as yee are exemplar, So I beseech God you may continue to be Patrons and Paterns of pietie, Which doubtlesse shall tend in end to the procuring in MercieMercy of Gods blessing both on you & yours heere, and to your Eternall happienesse heere-after; Which shall bee the hear…i… wish of
Your Honours humbl… Servant in Christ WILLIAM GUILD
The Table of the first part of this TREATISE.
CHAP. I. OF Scripture, and the Canon thereof. PAG. 1.
CHAP. II. Of the perfectiō of Scripture, agaynst unwritten traditions. PAG. 11.
CHAP. III. Of the playnnes of Scripture in all things needfull to Salvation; and therefore that people should not bee debarred from reading the same. PAG. 22.
CHAP. IV. Of the perpetual visibility of the true Church. PAG. 32.
CHAP. V. Of the Churches infal… bilitie, and how it… deth at last into Popes infallibility, w… pretendeth that he… head thereof.…
CHAP. VI. Of the Popes supre… cie.
CHAP. VII. Of Prayers & publi… worship, whether… same should bee i… knowne tongue.
CHAP. VIII. Of the invocation… Saynts & Angels. PAG. 7…
CHAP. IX. Of the representing G… by an Image, and t… worshipping of such…
CHAP. X. Of the adoration of Reliques. PAG. 9…
CHAP. XI. Of free-will in our Vo… cation. PAG. 10…
CHAP. XII. Of our Iustification. PAG. 1…
CHAP. XIII. Of Sanctification, a… man's abilitie to kee… GODS Law. PAG. 140.
CHAP. XIV. Of Glorification, & whether our good workes doe merite the same. PAG. 148.
CHAP. XV. Of Purgatorie. PAG. 161.
CHAP. XVI. Of the Sacraments, and first of the absolute necessitie of Baptisme. PAG. 175.
CHAP. XVII. Of Transubstantiation in the LORDS Supper, PAG. 183.
CHAP. XVIII. Of half Communion, or with-holding the Cup from the people. PAG. 208.
CHAP. XIX. Of the Sacrifice of the MASSE. PAG. 215.
FINIS.