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A44930 Munster and Abingdon, or, The open rebellion there [brace] and [brace] unhappy tumult here (bred in the same wombe) that from Sleidans Comm. L. 10. [brace] [brace] this from eye and eare witnesses : with marginal notes of Mvncer and Mahomet, faithfully communicated to English readers, in a booke and postscript, for a seasonable caution to the British nation and a serious check to rash and giddy spirits / by W.H. Hughes, William, fl. 1665-1683. 1657 (1657) Wing H3344; ESTC R39005 45,813 124

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forthwith a mighty Army should destroy all Kings and Princes one or other shewing mercy to the People only that is to those that do love righteousnesse and that he should possesse the seat of his father David untill the Father do require the Kingdome of him for the ungodly troden under foote the Saints must raigne even in this life This spoken openly John a-Leiden instātly faling on his knees and lifting up his hands to heaven cries out Men and brethren I have beene no stranger to this businesse for these many daies and yet I had no mind to publish it but now to put it out of doubt the Father hath made use of another Messenger Thus being then made King he forthwith Nulls the Twelve and as the Regall mode is Creates him Nobles Commands two Crownes a Scabbard Chaine Scepter with other such like Badges of state to be provided for him of the purest Gold Then he appointed certaine daies of hearing in all causes that required his Cognizance As often as he came in Publique he was attended with his officers and nobles of his Court. Next to him followed too young men mounted He on the right with a Crowne and Bible the other with a naked sword In like state was his Principall wife attended for he had many at that time In the hall there was erected a lofty throne of state covered with Cloth of Gold The Complaints and suits before him for the most part were of marrying or divorcing a thing now thredbare with them Insomuch that some who many yeares had lived together were now first put asunder But on a time the People standing very thick and crowded in the hall to heare Loe Cnipperdoling leapeth up and Scrabling by all foure on the Crowd he wanders to and fro upon their Tops and gaping wide mouthed on them saith to them severally The Father hath Sanctified thee receive the Holy Ghost Another day leading a dance before the King quoth he thus my litle whore and I sometimes are want to do But now the Father bad me do the same before the King And when he never would have done the King went forth offended at him Then he mounts up the throne and Playes Rex himselfe But the King the while returning puls downe my man and claps him three dayes up in prison CAP. XII A booke Printed for the Raigne of Saints And confuted THe siege continuing they write a booke publish it their Title is The Restitution Herein with other stuffe they broach That Christs kingdome shall be such before the last day of Judgment that all the ungodly every where extinct the Godly and the Elect shall raigne They tell us also that the people may turne off their Magistrates and though the Apostles were not commanded to take the Civill power into their hands yet the present Ministers of the Church ought to clayme title to the Sword and to enforce a new forme of Government Moreover that none but true Christians might be suffered in the Church and that none could be saved except they would relinquish all propriety in the Estate they had and make it common For Luther and the Pope of Rome they were both false Prophets yet Luther was the worser of the twaine And as to unbelievers Marriage t is polluted and impure nor to be reckoned say they than for whoredome and adultery Those their opinions were oppugned chiefely by Melancthon Justus Menius and Vrbanus Rhegius whose writings upon this Subject are extant very cleere and full CAP. XIII New Apostles Their Comission A few weekes after the new-sprung Prophet Spoken of before by Sound of Trumpet throughout all the Streets proclaimes that all should make appearance in their Armes at the Cathedrall-Porch because the enemy must be sent packing from the Citie At their coming thither they find a supper ready Being bad about 4000 sit downe unto it after they sup that were the while upon the guard about 1000. The King and Queene with their houshold Servants wait Having eaten and supper almost ended the King himselfe reaching bread to every one saith Take eat shew forth the death of the Lord The Queene holding out the cup saith Drink and shew forth the death of the Lord. This done the foresaid Prophet steps up into a pulpit askes them whether they would obey the word of God All saying yea quoth he It is the fathers command that Teachers of the word should be sent forth about eight and twenty who going into the foure quarters of the world may preach the doctrine famous in this City Then names he them directs the way that every one should take Six were dispatched to Osenbruge as many unto Warendorse eight unto Susat the like number unto Cosfield Afterwards the King and Queene sit downe to supper with their other servants and those appointed for the progresse At supper the king starts up sayes that he hath a litle businesse the father hath commanded It chanced there was a certaine Souldier taken him as another Judas the King accused of treason and himselfe beheads him This done he returned to supper and merily brags of that his brave exploit Having sup'd the foresaid 28 are sent away within night a litle and besides provisions for their journy every man hath his peece of Gold which in the places where their doctrine is refused they are bid to leave behind them as a token of their future destruction and eternall ruine for contempt of peace and such a saving doctrine CAP. V. The Apostles behaviour And entertainement where they come WHen they departing came into their severall places with a loud out cry through the streets That men repent or looke for suddaine ruine They spread their garments on the ground before the magistrate and threw the Golden peeces that they had receiv'd thereon assuring them that the father sent them to offer peace unto them which if they would imbrace they must make common what they had but if they did refuse then hereby as an earnest they did protest against this wickednesse of theirs and ingratitude For now the time is come whereof all the Prophets spake when through all the world God will have righteousnesse be embraced And when the King in doing of this dutie shall bring the businesse unto such a passe that righteousnesse raigne in every place then shall it be that Christ deliver up the Kingdome to his father Talking at this rate they are laid hold off and freindly first then on the rack examin'd of their faith and life and of the Cities Strength They answer that only they themselves held the true Doctrine and they would beare witnesse to it at the perill of their lives For from the very Apostles time neither had the word of God beene truly taught nor any righteousnesse set a foot There are in all foure Prophets and no more two righteous ones David and John a-Leiden two wicked the Pope and Luther and this the worser of the twaine Being asked why against their