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A29317	The rise, spring and foundation of the Anabaptists, or re-baptized of our time vvritten in French by Guy de Brez, 1565 ... ; and translated for the use of his countrymen, by J.S.; Racine, source et fondement des anabaptistes ou rebaptisez de nostre temps. Book 1. English	Brès, Guy de, 1522-1567.; Scottow, Joshua, 1618-1698.	1668 (1668)	Wing B4381; ESTC R62	47,994	64

babish and childish thing They say It is the Spirit of God but it is plain mockery so to speak For they must needs grant us that the Apostles and the faithful in the P●●mitive Church were inspired by the Spirit of Christ yet none of them durst contemn the Word of God and the holy Scriptures but rather each of them had them in very great reverence as we may see it by their writings which are furnished with many testimonies from the Old Testament and certainly thus was it promised by God through the mouth of the Prophet Isa 59.21 where we see that the Lord joyned these two together his Word and his Spirit wherefore should we separate what God hath by an inviolable bond conjoyned Moreover Paul who was rapt up into the third heaven 2 Cor. 12.4 and there heard things unlawful for man to utter notwithstanding gave not over diligent reading nor profiting by the Books of the Old Testament Commanding Timothy to bring with him the Books which he had left at Troas with Carpus 2 Tim. 4.13 2 Tim. 3.15 1 Tim. 4.13 Yea he exhorts Timothy who though he was an excellent Teacher and well instructed in the holy Scriptures to give himself to reading and what praise doth he put upon the Scripture 2 Tim. 3.16 I would ask these men whether they have received another Spirit then our Saviour promised to give his Disciples they will not dare to vaunt of another spirit now what Spirit our Saviour promised to send unto his Disciples he sheweth plainly when he saith John 14.26 This Spirit shall not speak of himself but should bring to their remembrance what they had formerly heard of him It is not the Office of the holy Spirit that which Christ promised to dream of dreams of new and unknown Revelations or to hold forth new Doctrine but it is the work of the Spirit of God to confirm us in that which he hath already spoken by the Prophets and Apostles seeing also that the Lord promiseth not to send us another Doctrine saying Hold fast that which thou hast untill I come Revel 2.24 Gal. 1.8 9. whereby it appeareth that we ought diligently to travel as well in hearing as in the reading of the holy Scripture if we will feel the benefit and fruit of the Spirit of God Luke acknowledgeth the diligence of those of Berea in searching the Scriptures Acts 17.11 To this purpose tend these Scriptures 2 Pet. 1.19 John 5.39 Luke 4.21 Matth. 4.4 Eph. 6.16 Mat. 22.19 Luke 24.27 John 2.22 And Paul would have a Bishop to hold fast the faithful word Titus 1.9 c. Apollos was mighty in the Scriptures c. Acts 14.24 28. If it were otherwise how could we take heed to the deceits of Satan who daily transformeth himself into an Angel of light whereupon should our faith rest we should be carried to and fro without any stability Object But they do alledge It were a great absurdity to subject the holy Spirit unto the Scriptures to whom all things are to be subjected Answ As if it were a shame and ignominy to the holy Ghost to be alway like unto himself and to be constant in the same word without wavering at all If any should reduce the Spirit to an Humane or any other Rule it were debased yea brought into servitude but when we say That the holy Ghost having once spoken is not mutable and changeth not discourse now speaking one thing and then another as men are wont to do who will say that we offer any injury to the holy Ghost Object But they say He is by this means examined which belongeth not unto men to do Answ It is very clear that it is such an examination as he hath pleased to establish in the Church that we may not receive the spirit of Satan instead of him wherefore it must needs be that the Spirit abide for ever such as once he hath revealed and manifested himself to be in the holy Scriptures It is no shame nor opprobry to the Spirit for any to say of him That it is no dishonour for him not to be mutable nor to renounce himself As for that which they tax the Ministers to be Ministers of the dead letter one may plainly see the Lords taking vengeance upon the outrage offered unto his holy Word smiting them with a spirit of giddiness for having despised the true and only means of coming unto God which is the Scripture and the Word of God In the passage of the Corinthians where Paul saith The letter killeth and the Spirit quickeneth let any closely consider against whom the Apostle disputeth 2 Cor. 3 6. and they will understand his drift It is very evident that Paul in this place had to do with false Apostles who preached and extolled the Law without Christ and caused the people to recoil from Salvation purchased by Christ and the grace of the new Covenant whereunto the Lord had promised to write his Law in the heart of the faithful Jer 31.33 Ezek. 11 19. Ezek 36. Heb 8.10 the Law then being separated from Christ as a body without a soul and nothing cometh from it but death to those that are under it it doth nothing but beat and strike the ears without any quickening the soul until by faith we are sent from it unto Christ as from the Usher unto the Master and then the Law will be found such as David sings it The Law of the Lord is perfect converting the soul Psal 19 8. the testimony of the Lord is faithful making wise the simple the commandments of the Lord are right rejoycing the heart c. Thus must we understand how it is said The Letter killeth Paul calleth the Law The killing Letter and saith The Spirit quickneth i. e. The Ministry of the Gospel which he opposeth unto the naked Law and he himself calleth his preaching The Ministry of the Spirit we must not understand this place as those dreamers who as often as they meet with an obscure place that maketh against them say The Letter killeth i. e. According as they say to understand the meaning of this Scripture this killeth but we must come to the Spirit i. e. to forge Allegories Paul never thought of such fopperies Luk. 24 27. as we may see in reading the same Chapter 2 Cor. 3.8 It is then wretchedly and wickedly done to cast off the Scripture upon such pretence of the Spirit seeing our Lord giveth us his Spirit to understand his word as we see Christ opened the understanding of the two Disciples not by making them wise in themselves nor setting them to look for a new kinde of word or natural and innate in them in rejecting the Scriptures but that they might understand the Scriptures After this manner the Apostle Paul exhorteth the Thessalonians not to quench the Spirit he would not have them fly in the air after vain and unprofitable speculations without the word of God but consequently

Senate of their own party with Consuls among whom were Knipperdoling and Cipperbrok soon after they fell upon the Temple of S. Maurice Bera the Church of S. Maurice which was near unto the City and burnt it with the neighbouring Edifices and pillaged all the Temples and spoiled the chief Temple Within a few dayes after they flocking together ran about the streets and in a dreadful manner cried out Cry Repent repent depart if ye will not die Drive out all the Citizens that were not of their Sect. In this flight many women with child miscarry They Pillage Repent repent and suddenly changed their tune saying Quickly depart ye wicked if ye will not die and at that instant in arms ran to and again and drave out of the City all that were not of their Sect without having regard either to Age or Sex so as many women miscarried in these troubles and confused slight These being driven out they fall upon pillaging their Estates by this every one may know by what spirit these Anabaptistical Hypocrites were led there is no act so fellonious horrible cruel and wicked that ever was done which they did not commit In the beginning they talked of nothing but the Spirit and Holiness they said it was not lawful for a Christian to be a Magistrate and that it was not lawful to bear Arms but after they had brought all under their paw and in their power then it was lawful to take the Publick Arms with the Town-house and to chuse a Magistrate to their minde yea with rejection of him that was ordained of God and thrust themselves into his place and to make themselves Consuls and Senators as they have done there is not need of much speaking for the world knoweth it Where now are the fair speeches of those Anabaptists Do not resist evil He that will take away thy coat give him thy cloak also These have not only pillaged and stript honest men of their clothes but of all that they had and have driven them miserable out of their houses with their wives and little ones and have exposed them to death by the Besiegers of the City At that time there arose in the City of Munster a great number of Prophets for they usurped that name the principal of whom were John Matthews of Harling and one Pistor Their Prophet Joh. Matthews commands all their goods to be common who were both audacious and prating fellows they boasted of Visions and of the Spirit of Prophecie By Prophetical Authority this holy Prophet commanded all the City to bring in all their Gold Silver and other moveable goods to be common and that none upon pain of death should reserve any thing for his own private use and to this end there was a Publick house appointed The people were very much astonished at the rigour of this Edict yet notwithstanding obeyed it it was not possible to retain or conceal any portion for there were two Maides Diviner esses who did reveal it Divineresses reveal such as retained the good and all books besides the Bible to be burn● if there were any that did retain any thing Afterwards these Prophets commanded that none should keep any books except the Holy Bible and that all others should publickly be brought forth and abolished he said that he received this Command from God wherefore great numbers of books were brought together and consumed by fire It came to pass that an Artificer named Hubert Trutelin Hubert Trutelin calls them Prophets of a T and stai● who being displeased with the acting of these Prophets reproached them calling them Prophets de Merde he was accused and all the people were caused to come together in their Arms they sentenced the poor man to death whereat the people were marvellously frighted John Matthews the chief Prophet laid hands upon the poor man and when as he was thrown down gave him a stab with a Pike without wounding him mortally whatsoever his endeavours were then he commanded him to be taken from thence and that he should be carried to another place and taking the Musket of another young man that was neer him he shot him through with a bullet when he was falling to the ground the Prophet said That it was revealed unto him from heaven that the time of his death was not yet come and that God had accepted him to favour though he died a few dayes after whereof when the Prophet had notice he took a long Pike and violently ran through the City crying out that God the Father had given him in command to repulse the Enemie from the City As he drew neer unto the Camp John Matthews slain a Souldier called Mesnicus faced him and shot him quite through the belly This was the woful end of this mad Prophet and although the fraud of these Prophets was well known yet the people were so bewitched by them and so deprived of their reason that they much bewailed this their goodly Prophet saying That there would some mischief befal them because such a Prophet was taken from them John Becold of Leyden commanded the second Prophet after him to be of a good courage because that of a long time before it had been revealed unto him that he should come to such an end and that he should marry his widow Two dayes after Easter they ran to the Churches and rang all the Bells together Knipperdoling prophecieth some dayes after Knipperdoling prophecied that all lofty things must be laid low and the poor and the mean and the low things must be exalted and forthwith commanded that all the Churches should be demolished with a very great gravity assuring them that this command came from God wherefore he was without delay obeyed and the heavenly command as he called it put in execution At the same time John Becold gave the sword unto Knipperdoling Becold makes Knipperdoling Hangman and appointed him to be executioner because it so fell out that he was the Consul and had administred the chief Magistrates place Being now made Hangman he is put in a lower rank Knipperdoling made no scruple of it which he accepts They sally forth and make a great slaughter to the number of 4000. and received this place very acceptably and whereas the Camp had now been some months before the City they stormed it and of the chief Nobility and best Captains and Souldiers there were slain before the City about four thousand then all hopes of taking them by force failed A few dayes after Whitsontide John Becold of Leyden after that assaults had been given without effect Becold for three dayes dreams and feigns himself dumb as Zachary and writes the names of 12 chief Commanders he went to sleep and laid and dreamed three entire dayes together and when he awaked he spake to no man but as Zacharias John the Baptists father so he made signs that they should bring him paper wherein he wrote the names

life long together now separated one from another It came to pass one day that when the people were in the Market-place close crouding and in a throng to hear that Knipperdoling leaped on their heads and scrambling with his hands and feet being now above them he breathed upon the men one after another into their mouthes saying The Father hath sanctified thee Knipperdolings blasphemy receive the Holy Ghost One day he fell a dancing before the King saying Thus I am wont to do with my Whore Confesses himself an whoremaster but now the Father hath commanded me to do it before the King but because he did it too long and would not make an end the King was angry and went his way He suddenly mounted into the Throne but the King surprizing him threw him down and three dayes kept him in Prison Is there not here to be seen a wonderfull rage and madness Who could have believed that any bearing humane shape should have been left to commit things so foolish absurd villanous and execrable but it cannot be otherwise with such as violate trample upon and reject the Word of God they are by Divine judgement smitten so as to be an example to the Elect. But let us behold their goodly glorious King now mounted with more then Royal Pomp where is the spirit of these Anabaptists who were so ready to reprove and reject others At first they cried out against all if they saw any Matron wear silk or any man of fashion to wear a gold Ring they cried down all but now their glorious King Taylor omitteth nothing that may set forth his Pomp and State In the beginning they would not bear to hear that any honest man should be a Bailiff or Governour of a Village but soon the wind is changed and now by command from the Father their King is not King of a Village but of the whole World for so he caused himself to be styled During this Siege the Prophets of Munster published a Book which they intituled The Ristitution wherein they maintained Muntzers damnable Doctrine and an infinite of Errours Afterwards in the Moneth of August on the day which is called S. Bartholomews the new Prophet called John Twiscoscar sounded the Trumpet through the streets and cried out that All should meet in Arms about the way to the great Church for they must give a repulse to the Enemies of the City being thither come they finde a Supper ready which the King had provided and by command the people did sit down to the number of four thousand the King Queen and Courtiers waited at the Table Supper almost being finished the King gave unleavened bread to all Becolds mock-Lords Supp●r saying Take eat declare the death of the Lord then the Queen presented the Cup saying Drink declare the death of the Lord. Behold the brave Supper of these Anabaptists which was rather a voluptuous Banquet the Table of Devils then the Table of our Lord Jesus Christ Now when the Supper was ended the new Prophet gat him up into the Pulpit and asked them whether they would obey the Word of God they all said Yes Twiscoscar reveals that 28 Teach●rs must be sent forth he told them then that the command of the Father was that they must send Twenty eight Teachers of the Word Then he named them in order declaring the place whither each should go Six were sent to Osemberg as many to Warrendort eight to Susar and as many to Corsfield The King and the Queen with those that served at the Table supped afterwards The King and Queen and the 28 Teachers sup together and those which were appointed to be sent forth As they were at Supper the King rose up and said That he had received a Commission from the Father whereas upon an adventure there was a Souldier which had been taken the King accused him that he was a Traitor as Judas and with his own hands cut off his head This being done he returned to sit down at Table and by way of merriment recited what he had done After Supper within night they caused the twenty eight above-mentioned to depart out o● the City and over and above their expences they gave to every one of them certain pieces of Gold to leave in such places where their Doctrine should not be received in witness of their perdition and eternal damnation for their refusal of the peace and doctrine of Salvation And when they were arrived at the places assigned unto them they began to run through the City with horrible cries crying Repent repent otherwise ye will suddenly perish then they cast their garments upon the ground and threw their pieces of Gold which were given unto them upon their garments assuring them that they were sent by the Father to bring peace unto them if they would receive it they commanded them to put all their goods in common if they did refuse it by this sign and as by a mark they did bear witness against their ingratitude and evil deeds for behold the time now is come which was foretold by the Prophets wherein the Lord God would that Righteousness should reign through all the earth and after that the King shall have discharged his trust and shall have so done that Righteousness shall reign every where Then Christ shall deliver up the Kingdome to the Father Upon those words they were apprehended and in the beginning fairly demanded then by the Rack examined of their faith life and Ammunition of the City They answered that they alone had the true Doctrine which they would unto the death maintain for since the Apostles time the Gospel was not truly preached and that there was no righteousness that there were four Prophets two of which were true namely David George and John Becold of Leyden two were false namely the Pope and Luther worse then the Pope Being asked why they drave the honest people out of the City against their faith and promise and detained their Goods Wives and Children and by what Text of Scripture they could warrant that unrighteousness They answered That the time was now come wherein the Word of Christ should be fulfilled that the meek should possess the earth and that God in this manner gave the goods of the Egyptians unto the Israelites After they declared their Ammunition and Victuals that was in the City with their Garrison some of whom had above five Wives Moreover that they looked for Souldiers from Friseland and Holland who being arrived the King would take the Field with all his Army to reduce the whole World under his power and subjection after he had slain their Kings which did not righteousness After they were questioned and still persisted in their opinions they were all beheaded except one who escaped At the same time there arose another Prophet called Henry Hilvers a wicked man subtil and wary he came to declare unto the King and the people that the heavenly Father had