English Cretes and atheistical Christians describ'd and instanced with directions for the reformation of all, from St. Paul's Epistle to Titus, the first Bishop of Crete : wherein is intimated the sacred order, and supreme power of episcopacy in the church, with the inferior ministry : concluding all with supplemental instances, and a lamentation of the churches present miseries.

Supplemental Instances of some notorious Sins, very dangerous in Church and State: as to all Souls. Collected out of the brief Heads of Self-Examination, especially before the Sacrament, in the Whole Duty of Man. With a Lamentation of the Church's Calamities.

IN the black Catalogue of Sins, or Transgressions of our respective Duties to God, our Neighbour, and our Selves, laid down by that incomparable Author from this his first excellent Treatise, that best of Books, next to the Inspir'd:

These following Sins of Omission, and Commission are particularly enumerated, viz.

1. Not believing in God, nor his Word Practically, so as to live according to our belief.

2. Presuming groundlesly on his Mercy, while we go on in wilful sin.

3. Not loving God for his own Excellencies; nor for his Goodness to us, not labouring to please him. Not

desiring to draw near to him in his Holy Ordinances. Not longing to enjoy him in Heaven.

4. Not fearing God, so as to keep from offending him. Fearing Man above him, by committing sin, to shun some outward Suffering.

5. Not trusting on God in Dangers, and Distresses. Using unlawful means to bring us out of them, &c. Not looking up for his Blessing on our Honest Endeavours. Overcarking, &c.

6. Not acknowledging his Wisdom in choosing for us, but having eager and impatient desires of our own.

7. Not honouring God by a reverent usage of the things that relate to him. Behaving our Selves irreve∣rently in his House. Robbing God, by taking things that are Consecrated to him. Prophaning Holy Times, the Lord's day, and the Feasts, and Fasts of the Church. Placing Religion in hearing of Sermons, without Pra∣ctice. Breaking our Vows made at Baptism. Prophaning the Lords Supper. Prophaning God's Name by Blas∣phemous Thoughts and Discourse. Giving others occa∣sion to blaspheme him by our vile and wicked Lives. Taking unlawful Oaths. Perjury. Swearing in our Or∣dinary Communication.

8. Not Worshipping God. Omitting Prayers publick and private. Not Praying in Purity, Faith, Humility, Attention, nor Reverence.

9. Not Repenting, Fasting, Mortifying, nor solemnly Humbling, &c.

10. Placing our Love, and other Affections more on Creatures, than the Creator, which is inward Idolatry.

11. Unthankfulness to our Benefactors, especially those that admonish us. Not amending upon their re∣proof. Being angry at them for it. Not Reverencing our Civil Parent, the lawful Magistrate. Despising our Spi∣ritual Fathers, the Bishops, and Pastors of our Churches. Not loving them for their Works sake. Not obeying those Commands of God they deliver to us. Seeking, to with-hold from them their Just Maintenance. For∣saking our lawful Pastors to follow Factious Teachers. Not loving our Spiritual Brethren, i. e. our Fellow-Chri∣stians. Having no Fellow-Feeling of their Sufferings. Causelesly forsaking their Communion in Holy Duties. Not taking deeply to Heart the Desolations of the Church: which are now Calamitous and deplorable indeed:

12. Being puft up with high conceits of our selves. Carnal and Spiritual Pride, greedily seeking the praise of Men. Directing Christian Actions, as Prayer, Alms, &c. to that end. Committing Sins to avoid the reproach of wicked Men. Anger, Inconsideration, &c. Uncon∣tentedness in our Estates. Greedy desires after Honour and Riches. Seeking to gain them by sinful means. En∣vying the condition of other Men. Not improving God's Gifts, outward, or inward, to his Honour. A∣busing our natural Parts, as Wit, Memory, &c. to Sin. Neglecting or resisting the motions of God's Holy Spirit. Uncleaness. Intemperance. Pampering the Body, not subduing it, &c.

13. Being Injurious, Unjust, Cruel, and Malicious to our Neighbour. Oppressing by Violence and Force, or colour of Law. Theft, Deceit, false Witness, Lying, Ingratitude. Want of true Love and Affection in Hus∣bands and Wives. Not bearing with the Infirmities of each other. So in Friends. Tyranny, or Remisness in Parents, and Masters. Disobedience, and Stubborness in Children, and Servants. Ill-nature in all.

14. Want of Bowels and Charity to our Neighbours. Not heartily desiring their good Spiritual, or Tem∣poral. Not loving and forgiving Enemies. Taking actual Revenges upon them. Professing Kindness, and acting none. Backbiting, &c.

15. Not loving Peace. Going to Law upon slight occasions. Bearing inward Enmity to those we Sue. Not labouring to make Peace among others.

Now let this short dismal Catalogue, which is all a plain Contradiction to our most Holy Christian Profes∣sion, with those Instances of Sins, and Contrarieties to God, and all True Religion, before-mentioned: be se∣riously consider'd, bewail'd, and reform'd in every guilty Soul: then shall we soon be happy in our publick and private State here; and more hereafter.