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book_n	believe_v	prove_v	scripture_n	3,079	5	6.9180	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02664	Tessaradelphus, or The four brothers The qualities of whom are contayned in this old riddle. Foure bretheren were bred at once without flesh, bloud, or bones. One with a beard, but two had none, the fourth had but halfe one. Collected and translated, by Thomas Harrab.	Harrab, Thomas.	1616 (1616)	STC 12797; ESTC S106009	25,718	40

cerriage in his atire and manner of life he often faigned to be in meditation as in an extasie and after tolde meruailous visions as though he had talked with God his his prayer was this lifting vp his eies towards Heauen Father powre into my soule a zealous desire of thy justice which if thou doe not I will deny thee and al thine Apostles the like did many others his companions He taught that al were bretheren as children of a damme and that it was against reason that some should starue whilest others swimmed in vvealth and that the Apostles had nothing of thrir own but al was common This doctrine drew infinite numbers of people and caused straunge commotions seditions and wars Some counterfeired miracles and some sodainely could read which knew no letter in the booke before who comming againe to be Catholikes lost their skil in reading This Muncer afterwards was put to death who tooke it patiently and with wonderfull courage and exhorted Princes to read the Bible and to vnderstand the word of God After this mans death they made themselues a King and Prophets who tooke vpon them to inspire the holy Ghost into others but they were after taken and suffered death CHAP. VI. What Anbaptisme is THey first holde as all Heretiks haue done that nothing is to be beleeued but what is expresly set downe in the Bible and by that they proue what they will as the Lutheran doth who taketh in hand to prooue by Scripture that drunkennes pleaseth God In a booke printed at Lipse and dedicated to the Countesse of Mansfield they affirme that there is no true Church but theirs when they will choose their Pastours they assemble the people and the most auncient sheweth the necessity of such a flocke vnprouided euery one giueth his voice for the election and vpon whome the lotte falleth he taketh an oath to gouerne and rule well the flocke This new dignity giueth the Pastor neither title nor degree for being a craftsman he carryeth the marks and habits of his trade and hath no shewe at all of a Pastour they haue Deacons also in the same fashion they haue no pension or wages but liue by their labors as others doe from the pulpit they goe to the plough or cart or to their worke according to their trade They wil medle with no churches nor temples but make their assemblies in howses as is to be seene et Flushing Midleboroug Dansieke Camfer Amsterdam and in other partes of the lowe Countries They come not where Catholiks or Lutherans doe gouerne but are in Friseland Westfalia Prussia Silesia Morauia in some parts of Bohemia and in some places belonging to the King of Poland They baptize none vntill they come to the yeares of discretion and if any come to be of their Sect who was baptized when he vvas a child they christen him againe and of this they take their name They cannot endure the Masse but content themselues with prayer and preaching they beleeue not Purgatory neither doe they pray to Saintes they haue no Images or signe of the Crosse neither doe they any reuerence at the name of Iesus They teach that no man ought to be forced for his faith but that euery one must be free in such thinges They beleeue and celebrate the Supper as the Caluinistes doe for the most parte but these receiue standing only and carry it to the sicke but they neuer singe psalme ballad not any song When any man or woman commeth to be baptized he presenteth himselfe to the assembly and vpon his knees he desireth it and giueth testimony of his faith and if he be a magistrate he must forgoe his office If they knewe him to be of good life the Pastor casteth water vpon his head saying I baptize thee in the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost without anything else They outwardly shew great piety and zeale of Religion and cuery one assureth himselfe that he hath the holy Ghost and that he doth not sinne and indeed in their negotiations and worldly businesse vvhat iniury soeuer is offered vnto them you shall neuer see them passionate or in choller but alwaies milde and quiet and most bould and constant in their profession They perswade themselues that they see many visions and that the spirit reuealeth vnto them things to come but how often haue they beene deceaued Iohn of Lerden their first King and second prophet foresawe that he should be the Emperour of the world but he was soone dispatched by the hangman A woman prisoner at Basill prophesied that shee should liue without meate which shee did nine dayes together but dyed the tenth day Many times they haue fore-tould the day of judgement and haue expected it lying in the colde night vpon rockes with a white sheet about them waiting for Christ his comming A yonge woman amongst them married to a Monke being so poore that they had not bread to put in their mouths shee had a reuelation that shee should inuite her friendes and neighbours to a feaste with promise that nothing should be wanting shee did so and many came inuited all ranne after to see the miracle Shee borrowed many tables at which the guests were placed expecting their victuals shee willed them to haue patience a while and they should see Angels bring meate abundantly from Heauen shee prayed with sighes and sobs euen vntill night but nothing came which made her guests in a furie halfe famished to goe home in haste to get some victuals Hoffinan their great preacher taught them to suffer wrongs without murmuring not to defend themselues hut to endure all for the honor of God to doe good for euill to beare no armes nor vse any words or weapon but only prayers They apprehend no malefactor they will be no magistrates they say that their Pastors and assemblies suffice for al. They detest swearing more then any thing in the vvorld yea in courts or before Iudges They can abide no Images and when one dieth he is carried without pompe or ceremony and buried in the Church-yard amongst other Sectaries This Sect is diuided into many petite Sectes and one amongst another So as if an Anabaptist of Sueuia or Morauia come into Holland he cannot bee admitted into their Synagogue except he will be baptized againe The principall Sects amongst them are Apostoliques which say that they liue as the Apostles did these haue all their goods in common In Morauia are many thousands of this sect none hath any goods or possessions they til the ground for others and haue trades but all haue equall profit none can bee of their Religion but such as will labour they get much and spend little which causeth them to maintayne themselues well They haue ouer-seers which see that euery one hath what he needeth They haue besides spirituall Fathers which instruct them in Religion and reade the prayers in their assemblies Whilest the Father readeth with a lowd voyce houlding