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A38109	The first and second part of Gangræna, or, A catalogue and discovery of many of the errors, heresies, blasphemies and pernicious practices of the sectaries of this time, vented and acted in England in these four last years also a particular narration of divers stories, remarkable passages, letters : an extract of many letters, all concerning the present sects : together with some observations upon and corollaries from all the fore-named premisses / by Thomas Edwards ...; Gangraena. Part 1-2	Edwards, Thomas, 1599-1647.	1646 (1646)	Wing E227; ESTC R9322	294,645	284

in epist. ad G●lat Maledicta sit charitas quae servatur cum jactura doctrinae fidei cui omnia cedere debent Charitas Apostolus Angelus é Caelo d This present Parliament having often declared in their Declarations their resolutions to hazard all for the safety of the Reformed Religion and doctrine of faith a Theodoret. Haeret. Fabul lib. 4. cap. de Ario. b Codex Canonum Eccles. African● 53. Can. a Christoph. Justello Sunt enim plerique conspirantes cum plebibus propriis quas decipiunt ut dictū est earum scalpante● aures blandi ad seducendum viriosae vita homines vel corte in flati ab hoc consortio separati qui putant propriae plebi incubandum nonnunquam converti ad Concilium venire detractant sua forte ne prodaneur flagitia metuentes The words in the Greek are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are mere significant 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 properly signifying absurdities and unusuall novelties Bonum non est contrarium bono sed tantum malo at malem contrariatur bono malo Verum est unum mendacium vero multiplex Of the Scriptures Vide the third printed Letter or also a coppy of ● Articles in a MS. Pamphlet intituled Pilgrim of Saints by Lawr. Clarckson Pilgrim of Saints Of GOD. Vide Book intit Comfort for Beleevers pig 36. Vide A short Declaration of the Assembly of Divines against it b The first branch of this Errour is verbatim in Bloody Tenet in the Preface d Last part hath been spoken by some eminent Sectaries D. Stewait second part of Depl to M.S. pag. 128. M. Bail Diswasion from Errours of the time Vide proof of this in the first Letter Of CHRIST Vide full proof of this in the Narration of stories Vide proof of this in the first Letter and in the fourth Letter and in another M.S. Proof of this is in Articles given in against on Thomas Webb and in the third printed Letter Vide ●irst printed Letter for proof a Paul Hobso● Serm. Christ the effect ●ot the cause of the love of God p. 47. Vide Animad on the 4 Letter whi●h will satisfie the Reader how Christ is both the fruit and the cause of Gods love and these errors in such ignorant mechanicks as Hobs●n arise from not being able to distinguish the causes of c●● Iusti●●cation and Salvation The first and supreme cause is the undeserved grace and favour of God the moving and meritorious cause is redemption and reconciliation purchased by Christ the instrumentall cause whereby the same it imputed is the bloud of Christ the finall is the glory of God in the declaration of his ri●hteousnesse and faithfulnesse b Vide fourth Letter proof l P●ul Hobs●●s Sermon ic●it Christ the effect not the cause of the love of God pag. 13. Of the Spirit of God and of Sanctification r Into this op●io● some of the Anabaptists are fallen and have separated from their Churches upon it e Of Adam and Mankinde This was preached in a house and the Preacher said this was a mystery 〈◊〉 all the Gospel was Book intit A vindicati●n of Free-grace against M Iohn Goodwin Of the Morall Law Iustification Faith Repentance good work● M. Gatak Gods eye on Isr. pref M. Gataker Gods eye on Israel pref Gatak ibid. Gatak Gods eye on his Israel Preface to the Reader Article 12. Septem 1. 1643. Gatak Gods eye on Israel Preface to the Reader Denn Man of sin discovered pag. 12 Of Man after this life of the S●ul Resurrection from the dead Heaven and hell Of the Church Gospel Ministry and Sacraments Pilgrimage of Sa●nts and MS. * But the Apostle Peter tels us 2 Pet. 2.19 20 ●1 We have a more sure word o● pro●hecie whereunto ye do well that ye take ●●ed c. Spiritus sanctus non est sceptic●● nec dabia aut opi●iones in cordibus nostri scrips●t sed assertiones ipsa vita omni experien●is certiores ac firmiores Luther●s Confess of Faith of Anabapt Arc●● Pilgrimage of the Saints Pilgrimage of Saints Vide Doore of truth opened in answer to Truth shut out of doors page 10. This is as false as any Doctrine that is preached in Rome Compasse Santarit● page 24 25. Of Preaching and Hearing of Praying singing of Psalmes of the Christian Sabbath or Lord●-day d This opinion begins to spread much as a godly Minister told me of his own k●owledge know●ng them who vented it many refusing to joyne with him in prayer● in a publike Assembly where h●e came to preach upon this ground and requiring Scripture of him to prove it And some begin already in the publike Churches to leave off all praying only speak and discourse to the peo●le c This hath been lately practised in London among some of the Sectaries Of Church Government Compass Samarit pag. 21.22 f Revel 16.19 The great City was divided into three parts and states and branches of it begin with P. in 1. Popery 2. Prelacy 3. Paul H●●sons Discovery of Truth pag. 63. Of Revelations and Miracles Of the Civil Magistrate g Queries of highest consideration in Epist. to the Parliament An●nym Ans. to M. Prins 12. Queries p. 8. As the Grounds of Independent Government attribute nothing to the Magistrate in Church affairs further then the Magistrate is a member of their Churches and Assemblies so no people under heaven ascribe more unto Magistrates then the Independents in civill matters h Door of Truth opened p. 5. i M. Borroughs Heart divis p. 65. Animadversion upon this errour This is an errour destructive to the power of civil Magistrates and safety of Common-wealths in divers cases and in many instances that may be given to give one for the present a Church may not according to M. Burroughs principles excommunicate a member who out of conscience is not satisfied of subjects taking up arms against Armies raised by a Prince nor of the lawfulnesse of such a war and therfore declines and refuseth both bearing arms all maintenance to such armies and all assistance to them disswading others also and that out of conscience only 〈◊〉 ●e prosesses and yet the Parliament I think hath sequestred many upon such occasions taken their estates and many Independents of Mr. Burroughs judgement have been forward sequestrators selling buying their goods and holding their lands at reasonable rates but in the Tra●●ate I intend not so much a formall refutation as a recitation and discovery but of this false principle and others in M. Burr book I shall speak more upon occasion of answering the gro●●d● brought for pretented liberty of conscience whereas this so others of M. Burroughs principles and rules about Toleration will be found both unsound and weak fit to take women and weak people with but not to satisfie ●ny Scholar● d Vide Englands bir●hright p 33 Letters printed upon Li●burns imprisonment Englands Lamentation ●la p. 7. Vide three Letters printed e Vide Miltons Doctrine of

his coming is not a word mentioned of any thing done by him in way of satisfying God Christs coming was more like a conquerour to destroy the enemy in our nature and so to convince us of the love of God to us by destroying in our nature that which we thought stood between God and us 41. That the unction which the Saints are said to receive from the holy one 1 Iohn 2.20 is one with the Christ hood of Christ. 42. That Christ was a legall Preacher for till after his Ascension the Gospel was not preached Christ lived in a dark time and so he preached the Law but afterwards then the Gospel came to be preached 43. That Christ shall come and live again upon the earth and for a thousand years reign visibly as an earthly Monarch over all the world in outward glory and pomp putting down all Monarchy and Empires 44. That when Christ in his own person hath subdued the disobedient Nations then the Church of the Jews and Gentiles shall live without any disturbance from within or without it all Christians shall live without sin without the Word Sacraments or any Ordinance they shall passe those thousand yeers in worldly delights begetting many children eating and drinking and enjoying all lawfull pleasures which all the creatures then redeemed from their ancient slavery can afford 45. That men may be saved without Christ and the very Heathens are saved if they serve God according to the knowledge God hath given them though they never heard of Christ. 46. That the least Truth is of more worth then Jesus Christ himself 47. Christ by his death freed all men from a temporall death which Adams sin only deserved by purchasing them a resurrection and hath opened them a way to come to the Father if they will thus far he died for all no farther for any 48. The Spirit of God dwels not nor works in any it is but our conceits and mistakes to think so 't is no spirit that works but our own 49. That the same spirit which works in the children of disobedience is that spirit which sanctifies the hearts of the elect 50. That there is a perfect way in this life not by Word Sacraments Prayer and other Ordinances but by the experience of the spirit in a mans self 51. That a man baptized with the holy Ghost knows all things even as God knows all things which point is a deep mystery and great ocean where there is no casting anchor no● sounding the bottome 52. That if a man by the spirit knew himself to be in the state of grace though he did commit murther or drunkennesse God did see no sin in him 53. That sanctification is not an evidence of Justification and all notes and signes of a Christians estate are legall and unlawfull 54. Beleevers have no inherent sanctification nor spirituall habits of grace infused into their hearts but all their sanctification is that which is inherent in Christ and they for this and no other cause are said in Scripture phrase to be sanctified but because of Christs sanctification and inherent holinesse 55. Though Adam had continued in his estate of innocencie and not fallen yet he had died a naturall death for death now is not a fruit of sin to beleevers 56. Gods Image on man is only our face and countenance and every wicked man hath therefore Gods Image as well as good men 57. That Adam and so man-kind in him lost not the Image of God by his fall only incurred a temporall or corporall death which was suspended for a time upon the promise of a Saviour 58. There is no originall sin in us only Adams first sin was originall sin 59. That the guilt of Adams sin is imputed to no man no man is punished for Adams sin 60. That one man is no more spirituall then another nor is there any such inward difference between man and man but all the spiritualnesse and difference lyes without us in the Word which guides some men and not others 61. That all men who have the Gospel preached to them and so manifested to their understandings are immediatly without any more ado able of themselves to beleeve and receive Christ 62. There is no free-will in man either to good or evill either in his naturall estate or glorified estate 63. That there is a power in man to resist grace and that the grace which would convert one man would not convert another 64. Naturall men may do such things as whereunto God hath by way of promise annexed grace and acceptation and that if men improve their naturall abilities to the utmost in seeking grace they shall finde it 65. That regenerate men who have true grace may fall totally and finally away from the state of grace 66. That the morall law is of no use at all to beleevers that 't is no rule for beleevers to walk by nor to examine their lives by and that Christians are freed from the mandatory power of the law 67. Persons justified are not justified by faith but are justified from all eternity 68. Neither faith nor repentance nor humiliation nor self-deniall nor use of Ordinances nor doing as one would be done to are duties required of Christians or such things as they must exercise themselves in or they can have no part in Christ. 69. True faith is without all doubts of salvation and if any man have doubts of his salvation his faith is to be noted with a black mark 70. That To credere faith in a proper sense is imputed to justification and not Christs righteousnesse imputed to justification 71. That the doctrine of repentance is a soul-destroying doctrine 72. In the old Covenant that is before Christ came in the flesh in the Prophets dayes repentance is declared as a means to obtain remission and neither remission nor the knowledge of remission to go before but to follow contrition but this is not the Gospel which is established upon better promises 73. That 't is as impossible for Christ himself to sinne as for a child of God to sin 74. Th●● there ought to be no fasting dayes under the Gospel and th●t men ought not to afflict their souls no not in a day of humiliation 75. That God doth not chastise any of his children for sin and let beleevers sin as fast as they can there is a fountaine open for them to wash in and that not for the sins of Gods people but for swearers and drunkards the land is punished 76. That beleevers have nothing to do to take care or to look to themselves to keep from sin God must look to them if he will 77. God loves his children as well sinning as praying hearing and doing the holiest duties he accounts of them never the better for their good works nor never the worse for their ill works 78. That Gods children are not at all to be humbled troubled or grieved for sin after

Authors preparation and expectation of all kind of reproaches and oppositions from the Sectaries in this work 8 His firm resolution by the grace of God not to feare nor be discouraged in this work but having such a cloud of witnesses to follow their example and to goe on with the more earnestnesse activity and courage the more he is opposed In the Book itself in the first Division pag. 1. are premised some particulars from the better understanding of this Book The Catalogue of Errours c. is not of old Errors opinions of a former age but of Errours now in being in these present times pag. 1 2. Though 't is not a full catalogue and perfect enumeration of all erroneous opinions c. of these times yet 't is the fullest that hath yet been made p. 2. The intent of this work not a formal confutation of errours and opinions but a discovery of them p. 3. Errors and strange opinions scattered up and down and vented in many Bookes Manuscripts Sermons Conferences drawne into one Table and disposed under certain heads p. 3.4 The errours and opinions contained in this book are laid down in terminis in their own words and phrases as neare as possible can bee pag. 4. The way laid downe of the proofe of the truth and reality of the errours blasphemies c. contained in this Tractate and that by a sevenfold way p. 4 5 ● All the errours and opinions mentioned in one and the same Catalogue not all alike p. 7. The Reader is fore-warned not to be hindred from beleeving the truth of things contained in this Book by all the clamours and reproaches cast upon it p. 8. Three Answers given to the first objection th●t may be against this Book as that it is not seasonable nor convenient to discover our nakednesse and weaknesse so far to the common enemy pag. 8.9 10. Foure Answrs to a second objection made against this book that it may cause distractions and divisions among our selves and may offend many good persons that are not Sectaries p. 1● 12 The errours heresies c. of the times refered to sixteen heads or sorts of Sectaries p. 13. Among all these sorts of Sects there is hardly to bee found any Sect that is simple and without mixture but all the Sects are compounded p. 13. All these sorts of sects how different soever yet all agree in separating from our Church and in Indepency being all Independents and Separatists p. 14. The first Independent Ministers that we read of in Antiquitie and how they were proceeded against in a Councel held at Carthage p. 14 15. Some of the errors and opi●ions laid down in this Catalogue are contrary and contradictorie to others of them p. 15. The Catalogue of the Errours Heresies contained in p. 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31. The blasphemies of the Sectaries p. 32 33 34. Some passages in the Prayers of the Sectaries p. 34 35 A Parallel between our Sectaries and the Donatists agreeing in the particulars p. 37 38 39. The Sectaries and Jesuits agree in 7. things p. 4● 41. The Sectaries and the Netherland Arminians agree in these eight particulars p. 41 42 43. A parallell between the Bishops and that Court-party heretofore and the present Sectaries in six things p. 43 44 45. The Sectaries and Malignants agree both in the generall and in three particulars p. 45 46 47 48. The Sectaries like Julian the Apostata and some other enemies of Christians in four things p. 48. 49. The difference in the carriage and behaviour these foure years last past all along of the Presbyterians both to the honourable Houses and to the Sectaries and of the Sectaries to the Parliament and to the Presbyterians 49 50 51 52 53. The Sectaries practices and wayes referred to ten heads p. 54. Some of their particular practices named to the number of 28. and laid down in pag. 54 55 56. c. unto 66. An Answer to an Objection what are practices of some men and matters of fact to a way it is arguments must convince men and not practices p. 66. A second Table showing the Contents of the second division of the first part of Gangraena Foure Letters written concerning the Sectaries from p. 1. to p. 9. Animadversions on the last Letter p. 9.10.11 An Extract of certaine Letters written by some Ministers concerning Sectaries from p. 12 to p. 18. A relation of some women preachers and of their doctrine 29 30 31 32. A relation of some stories and remarkable passages concerning the Sects from p. 17 to p. 42. An Extract of 2. Letters more 42 43. Some more remarkable passages concerning the Sectaries from p. 44 to p. 52. Sectaries annointing of the sick with oyl p. 6 44. A Love-Feast kept by some Sectaries with the laying on of hands upon their Members for receiving of the Holy Ghost p. 45. A petition drawne up by some Citizens preached against by Master Greenhill and M. Burroughs pag. 48 49 A discourse betweene Mr. Greenhill and M. Burroughs upon occasion of some wicked opinions maintained in the hearing of M. Greenhill p. 25. The great evill and mischief of a Church being long without a Government p 52 53. T is more then time to settle the Government and Discipline of the Church the many Errors Blasphemies cry aloud for a speedy setling of Church Government 53 54 55. The mischeif evill and danger of a Toleration and pretended liberty of Conscience to this Kingdome and how a Toleration is the grand designe of the Devil his master-peece chief engine 57 58 59 60. Independencie in England hath brought forth in a few years monsters of errours As Independency is the Mother and Originall of other Sects so it is the Nurse and Patronesse that nurses and safeguards them p. 61 62. M. Burton who was so zealous against Errours Arminianisme Innovations in the Bishops days can now let false Doctrines go unquestioned not writing against nor complaining to the Parliament of Sermons Books wherein all kind of false Doctrine is vented 62 63 64. The confusions and mischiefs we lye under charged upon the consciences of the Independenns as having been the great means of hindring and delaying the setling of Church-government pag 64.65 The Divell an active restlesse subtill Spirit when he can no longer doe things one way then he will try another pag. 65 66 67 68. New light and new truths a weake and deceitfull Argument to commend any way or opinion by all errours vented under this of new light p. 68. The true reason and cause of that great growth and increase of the Sectaries among us and so few falling to the Presbyterians is because the Sectaries opinions and practises are so pleasing to flesh and blood and sundry particulars are instanced in that feed the carnall hearts of men p. 69 70. An Apologie and Justification sufficient for those Ministers and people who are zealous for setling Religion and

cry out for Government p. 70 71 72. The Sectaries are a subtill cunning active nimble deceitfull self seeking plotting undermining generation and we have cause to suspect them in everie thing to feare them yeelding and to feare them flying and to look about us in all kinde of transactions with them p. 73. Many moderate men both Ministers and others by their indifferencie compliance and favouring the Sectaries have done much hurt and been a great cause of the evills and mischiefs that lye upon us p. 74. The sad and dangerous condition England is in at present in regard of the Heresies Errours Blasphemies and Disoders p. 75. England is in a far worse condition then in the late time of the Prelats and that both in regard of the corruption of the Doctrine of Religion and in regard of Toleration of all Religions p. 76 77. Englands condition so sad in regard of the errours heresies from twelve circumstances that accompanie them p 77 78 79 80. Errours and wicked opinions are worse then the sword p. 82. Eerrours Heresies are a greater evill then bad life and wicked manners p. 82. Remedies and directions given both to Ministers Magistrates and People sutable to the condition of this Kingdome in reference to the Errours and Heresies among us p. 83. Ministers must set themselves as to witnesse for truth against Errours so in a speciall manner against a Toleration and many instances are given both of the Fathers moderne Divines and of Bishops and Ministers among our selves opposing Toleration p. 85 86 87 88 89 90 91. Ministers should agree together to make a Remonstrance of all the errors heresies blasphemies schisms insolencies tumults of the Sectaries that have been in England these five last yeares p 93. The Magistrates from the consideration of all the errours heresies blasphemies c. should appoint and command a solemne generall Fast to bee kept throughout the Kingdome for this very end that the Land might be humbled and mourn for these heresies blasphemies and for the great growth and too much suffering of them and for the fearfull breach of our solemne Covenant with God p. 95 96 97. The Magistrates should command the solemne renewing of the Nationall Covenant upon such a Fasting-day and command in the close of such Fasting daies the wicked bookes printed of late yeares some whereof have been licensed to be openly burnt p. 97. The Magistrates should put out some Declaration against the errors and waies of the Sectaries as their sending E●issaries into all parts of the Kingdome to poison the Countreyes and should execute exemplary punishment upon som of the most notorious Sectaries and seducers p. 98. Private Christians must take heed of going to the Sectaries Conventicles to heare them preach and exercise their private meetings are the nurseries of all errours and heresies verie Pest Houses p. 99. Error is a vast thing without all bank or bottome Errour knows no end nor where to stay p. 100 101. The benefit and excellencies of the Presbyteriall Government viz. preventing and keeping out errors and as soone as errours doe but peep out plucking them up p. 102. Some of the Sectaries of our times are worse enemies to the truth then the Papists p. 103 104. Some additionall errours laid downe p. 104 and in p. 110 111 112. An Extract of another Letter concerning the Sects p. 113. Two Letters one of the preaching woman Mrs. Attaway to William Ienney and another of William Ienney to his wife presently upon his going away from his wife with Mrs. Attaway p. 115. A third Table containing the names and relations of the principall Ring-leaders of corrupt opinions and Errours in the first Part of Gangraena Paul Bests horrid blasphemies p. 33. of the first Division of the first Part. M. Henry Den p. 2. of the second Division p. 22 23.105 106. of the same Division Iohn Hi●h p. 18 19. of the second Division Laurence Clarkson his Petition Recantation p. 19.20 of the second Division of the first part of Gangraena Thomas Web p. 21 22. of the second Division of the first part M. Erbury that lived in Wales p. 24. One Nicholls p. 24 25. One Marshall a Bricklayer p. 26. Clement Wrighter p. 27 28. Captain Paul Hobson p. 33.34 One Lam an Anabaptist p. 35. Oats a great Dipper 35 36.106 113. One Mills p. 36. Kiffi● an active Anabaptist p. 36 37 44. One Patience p 37. One M. C●x p. 38. Thomas Moore p. 38. One Walwin p. 38. Lievtenant Colonell Lilburne p. 46 47. of the first Division and p. 38. of the second Division M. Bacon sometimes of Glocester p. 38. M. Bachiler the Licenser-Generall of the Bookes of the Sectaries p. 38.39 One Randall a great Antinomian p. 39. M. Knollys p. 39 40. M. Peters p. 40 41 42 106 107. One Barber p. 45. M. Iohn Good ●ine alias Cretensis p. 39 47 63. of the first Division One Cosens p. 105. Mrs. Attaway p. 31 32 113 114 115. One William Ienney p. 113 115. A TABLE of the main matters contained in the Second Part of GANGRAENA THe Preface Additionall Errours to the former Catalogue of Errours Heresies pag. 1 2 3 116 117 A relation of a Monster born of Parents that are Sectaries p. 4 An extract of three Letters p. 3 4 5 A relation of some passages of a Lieutenant a great Sectary p. 5 A relation of some stories and remarkable passages concerning the Sectaries from p. 6. to p. 11 A Hymn of some of the Sectaries p. 11.12 A Disputation held at the Spitle about the Immortality of the soule by some Anabaptists p. 14 15 A Copie of a Letter sent out of Suffolk p. 16 17 An extract of a Letter p. 18 19. The proof of a Woman Preacher at Brasteed and the confutation of Mr. Saltmarshes boldnesse in denying it p. 20.87 A discovery of Walwyn to be a dangerous and desperate man a pleader for all Religions c. p. 21 22 23 A proof of Lieutenant Colonel Lilburns playing at Cards p. 24 A discovery of the spirit of Mr. Iohn Goodwin alias Cretensis p. 25 The reason of Cretensis falling to Independency p. 26 Sixteen observations upon Cretensis or a brief Answer from p. 27 to p. 36 The true Reasons why the Sectaries called Mr. Edwards First Part of Gangraena a Book of lyes whereas 't is proved to be a Book full of truth p. 36 37 A Letter sent Mr. Edwards subscribed by the hands of 28 Ministers giving him thanks and witnessing to the First Part of Gangraena p. 39 Cretensis his two challenges accepted and his glove taken up both the first and second time p. 41. ●2 Reasons given why the names of the men who writ Letters were concealed with a discovery now of the names of those who writ Letters p. 26 27.43 44 45 Two other challenges of Cretensis taken and he challenged to make good his challenges p. 46 47 Independents preaching to bare walls and pewes as much as Presbyterians p. 51.