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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	false_a	teach_v	teacher_n	2,399	5	9.2607	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

Concourse of the Citizens preach the Gospell and when they had some thoughts of getting him into the City the Popish Priests to prevent it give him a pretty summe of moneyes to exercise himselfe some other where He takes his leave and having veiw'd some Places where he might improve his parts a few moneths after comes back againe They angry at his returne would faine have put him off from Preaching But all in Vaine the People being taken with him Soone after he is entertained in the City by certaine of the Cheifest Citizens and when the Church was shut against him they make a Pulpit for him in the Porch without But the number of the Citizens and his hearers encreasing dayly They require the Preists to set open the Church or they would breake it up In the Nicke of this He by Advice of those the People chose theretoo dispatcheth letters into Hassia that was neere them of the Lantgraves Jurisdiction to desire that some learned Godly men might bee sent unto him there to sow the Gospell with him Two hereupon are sent from Marpurgh Upon their comming six of them get together and consult of the quickest course to set the Popish Clergy packing that the Gospell might succeed the better The best expedient found hereto was this They draw up the Popish Errors and digest them into some thirty heads Those they deliver to the (a) Or Common Councell that Ruled the City Senate with this resolution That if they did not Prove by the word of God All those waged war therewith they would submit to any punishment The senate Calls the Preists into the Court and propose the Errours whereof we spake And because they ever bare in hand their doctrine to be pure and grounded on the word of God which the Preachers now deny and offer to make good upon their lives They aske them whether they would confute by Scriptures what should be objected They thus demanded and perceiving that the Senate was in very earnest in the businesse make a short Answer That they had just nothing to defend their cause withall but whereas hitherto they did pretend their way was right and good t was from opinion and their Ignorance The Senate then since they convicted of their errors and false doctrine could say nothing for themselves but confesse their naughtinesse command them henceforth not to medleany more with taching but give way in all the Churches to these new Teachers that had unmasked their knavery On this the People too concurring with the Senate the Churches were Assigned to them respectively where to teach CAP. III. The Bishop instigated by the silenced Pricsts blocks up the City this party is surprised by the Citizens Indentures of Peace are mutually Signed THat Businesse bred ill bloud among the Preists them especially of the Cathredrall Church for the most part all of Noble Bloud They none other shift being left depart in rage applying to the Bishop of that City Whereupon Councell had it was resolved to block up all the waies that no provision might come to the City A little after the waies being all and every where beset the Bishop with those of whom I spake to promote their worke the better comes unto Tolget a little Towne some one mile distant from the City Thence letters are dispatched unto the Senate to this purpose That they forbeare their Course restore their former State or to be taken as Enemies The Bishop was Earle Francis Waldec next before him had beene Frederick owne Brother to the Archbishop of Colen But He whether because he had not well his health there or that he smelt out something not long before of his owne accord had left the Place and to live private returned him home into his Countrey They of Munster well pausing on the businesse deteine the Messenger and the night before Christs birthday about 900 Sallying forth unlooked for take both the little Towne and making good the Gates that none might scape All that were in it The Bishop as fell out was gone the day before The prisoners were forthwith brought into the City Amongst them were the eminentest of the Clergy and some also of the Nobility The Senate askes them what their pleasure is if they meane to stop the Preaching of the Gospell They freely Anlwer Their endeavors should not be wanting to promote that doctrine Hereon they strike the bargain A Copy whereof the Senate sent the Lant-grave with all beseeching for the Gospels sake and publike good to have his helping hand He sendeth some of his owne to them by whose Mediation t' was concluded that their hearts agreed and distast removed both sides should cherish peace The Gospell to be preached in six Churches all superstitious and ungodly worship turn'd packing in the Cathedrall Church no alteration to be made nor the City reckon that in any case belonging unto them This forme of their agreement was signed by the Lantgrave the Bishop and his Party the Nobility and all the people Feb. 14. the yeare of our redemption 1533. CHAP. IIII. Leiden arriveth Starteth Anabaptisme Rotman opposeth publiquely A disputation is entred Rotman revolts And the Anabaptists are banished THings thus appeased there came to Munster a certaine Holland (a) That is a mender of old Clothes Botcher one John a-Leiden an eager Anabaptist He at the first insinuating into a familiar discourse with them would use to aske the Preachers of the Gospell whither they thought that Infants duly might be baptized They saying yea He that was warped quite Crooked on the other side begins to laugh scorne thereat Which taken notice of Bernard Rotman of whom before exhorts the People in his Sermon to pray that sound doctrine might be preserved with them and kept incorrupt from fanatique Persons the Anabaptists especially who at this time did Creepe amongst them and get in peoples company whose opinion should it prevaile woe would it be not only to the state of Common-wealth but also of Religion Just then almost comes thither Herman Strapeda who being made Rotmans Colleague publikely Inveighs against Poedobaptisme His Master was one Henry Rolls whom they of Vtrecht before this time a little had punished for Anabaptisme This fellow was indeed another step to this new kind of doctrine And now the Businesse was of such a Pitch that most of all the talke about the City was of Anabaptists Though things were yet but closely Carryed For none could be admitted but who were of their Sect. And then the Authors did not openly professe these things nor teach them but by night and when others were asleepe then only were their holy exercises But the businesse coming out when very many of the Citizens were enrag'd at it crying out T' was base an upstart Tenet should be scattered privily and by night The Senate ordered That the Authors should be gone the City But they going forth return'd another way Vapouring That they had Command from God to stay and There in