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A54528
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Heresiography, or, A discription of the hereticks and sectaries of these latter times by E. Pagitt.
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Pagitt, Ephraim, 1574 or 5-1647.
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1645
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Anabaptists discovered in a house without the Barres at Algate of whom 27 were taken of them foure recanted at Pauls Crosse the 25th day of May in forme following Whereas l. T. R. H. being seduced by the Devill the spirit of Error and by false teachers have fallen into most damnable and detestable errors namely 1 That Christ tooke not flesh of the substance of the Virgin Mary 2 That the Infants of the faithfull ought not to bee Baptized 3 That a Christian man may not be a Magistrate or beare the sword or office of Authority 4 That it is not lawfull for a Christian man to take an oath Now by the grace of God and through conference with good and learned Ministers of Christs Church I understand the same to be most damnable and detestable Heresies and doe aske God before his Church mercy for my sayd former errors and doe forsake recant and renounce them and abjure them from the botâ—ome of my heart protesting that I certainely beleeve 1. That Christ tooke flesh of the substance of the Virgin Mary 2. That the Infants of the faithfull ought to be baptized 3. That a Christian man may be a Magistrate beare the sword and office of Authority 4. That it is lawfull for a Christian man to take an oath And further I confesse that the whole Doctrine established and published in the Church of England and also that is received in the Dutch Church in London is found true and according to Gods Word whereunto in all things I submit my selfe and will bee most gladly a member of the sayd Dutch Church from henceforth utterly a bandoning and forsaking all and every Anabaptisticall errors Anno 1575 in the 17th yeare of Qâ—een Elizabeth of blessed memory one man and ten women Dutch Anabaptists were in the Consistory of Pauls condemned to bee burnt in Smithfield but after great pains taken with them onely one woman was converted and the other were banished the Land The 22th of July in the same yeare two Dutch men Anabaptists were burnt in Smithfield who dyed in great horror câ—ying and roaâ—ing this was the entertainment that these Sectaries had in times past In the yeare 1561 a Proclamation was set forth by Queen Elizabeth whereby she commanded the Anabaptists and such like Hereticks which had flocked to the Coast-Towns of England from the parts beyond the Seas under colour of shunning of perâ—ecution and had spread the poyson of their Sects in England to depart the Realme within 20 dayes whether they were 〈◊〉 borne people of the Land or Forreigners upon paine of imprisonment and losâ—e of goods 8. Of the audacious boldnesse of these Sectaries at this time BEfore you have heard of the condition of these Hereticks in times past but with griefe of heart I speake it Now they lift up their heads they write books and publish them in defence of their detestable opinions of which I have seen some the one by one Edw Barber and two other by A. R. Anno 1642. A fourth by one Lamb with others and this without any controle that I can heare of Yea they challenge our Divines openly to defend their Tenets by disputation and to satisfie the people Doctor Featly gave them a meeting in Southwarke where foure of their Disputants appeared on their side besides a great number of the vulgar of which meeting the Doctor hath given the world an account Would to God our Relâ—gious Patriots assembled in Parliament would at length take care as they have done of the Romish Emissaries to suppresse these that the name of God be not blasphemed that they may not infect the simple people with their abhominable Errorus Was not all Israel plagued for the execrable things taken by Achan who can tell whether the plagues of God that are upon us are for not punishing these detestable Sectaries and others Alas our poore Church is oppressed and who layeth hand to help The plague of Heresie is among us and we have no power to keep the â—ick from the whole The Wolves that were wont to lye in the woods are come into our Sheep-fold and roare in the holy Congregations Oh thou Shepheard of Israel why hast thou broken down the hedge of this thy Vineyard which thy right hand hath planted The Bore out of the wood and the wild beasâ— out of the Field do devoure Oh remember not against us our former iniquities let thy tender mercies prevent us for we are brought very low The Confession of Faith of those Churches which are commonly called Anabaptists Printed at London in the year of our Lord God 1644. Subscribed in the names of 7. Churches in London William Kâ—ffen Thomas Patience John Spilsbery George Tippâ—ng Sam. Richardson Thomas Skippard Thomas Munday Thomas Gunne John Mâ—bbat John Webbe Thomas Killcop Paul Hâ—bson Thomas Gore Joseph â—helps Edward Heath Set downe in 52. Articles In which Articles you shall finde some Rats bane covered with a great deale of honey 1. IN the 38. Article That the due maintenance of the Officers viz. the Ministers should be free c. their meaning being that their maintenance should depend upon the voluntary contribution of their people this their opinion is most impious and sacrilegious and directly repugnant to Gods Law 2. In the 39. they affirme Baptisme to be an Ordinance of the new Testament given by Christ to be dispensed onely upon persons professing faith or that are Disciples or taught who upon a profession of faith ought to be baptized By this Article most cruelly they exclude all Infants baptisme from the Sacrament of entrance into the Church being the only outward meanes of their salvation 3. In the 40. they making dipping necessary which Christ never commanded 4. In the 41. the persons designed by Christ say they to dispense this Ordinance a preaching Disciple it beâ—ng tyed to no particular Church officer nor peâ—son 5. In the 42. Article that such to whom God hath given gifts may preach When Muncer a seditious Anabaptist began first to preach Luther advised the Senate of Mulâ—us to demand of him what calling he had and if he should avouch God to be his Authour then they should require him to prove his extraordinary calling by some evident signe For whensoever it pleaseth God to change the ordinary course and to call any man to any office extraordinarily he declareth that his good will and pleasure by some evident signe If the Anabaptisticall calling be ordinary let them prove it by Scripture if extraordinary let them prove it by Miracles HEre I might adde the summe of a Treatise of Mr. Johnons who stileth himselfe Pastour of the exâ—led English Church at Amsterdam written against two errours of the Anabaptists maintained by them at this day The one concerning the Bapâ—isme of Children the other concerning the Anabaptismes of elder people what specious shewes so ever they make saith hee perverting the Scriptures filling their mouthes with falshood and blasphemy abusing the people of God reproaching