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A57667	Pansebeia, or, A view of all religions in the world with the severall church-governments from the creation, to these times : also, a discovery of all known heresies in all ages and places, and choice observations and reflections throughout the whole / by Alexander Ross.	Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.; Haestens, Henrick van.; Davies, John, 1625-1693.	1655 (1655)	Wing R1972_pt1; Wing R1944_pt2; ESTC R216906	502,923	690

Alciatus Simanus Casanovius Menno and divers other Anabaptistical Vipers who extreamly increased the restlesse waves of sects and opinions We recommending the rest to their proper place Hell will take a more particular survey of one Religion and by the horridnesse of that guesse at the others This Servetus was a Spaniard born in the kingdom of Arragon most unworthy both of his Name and Nation Being rapt into a most incredible enthusiasme he boldly laye● his unwash'd hands upon holy divinity and at 〈◊〉 four and twentieth year of his age boasted himselfe 〈◊〉 be the only Teacher and Seer of the world making 〈…〉 main design and that by his impious and worthlesse ●●●●tings to inveigh against the Deity of the Son of God 〈◊〉 which writings being sufficiently furnished and with● enflamed with hopes of raising no ordinary tumults 〈◊〉 bestirres himself winde and tyde for Basill but Oec●lampadius an Ecclesiastical Doctor learnedly before a full Senate confuted the blasphemies of this man and by the publick Authority he had caused him as a poisonous blasphemer to be thrust out of the Church of Basil. From thence he went to Venice where in regard the Venetians had been timely forewarned of him by the wise and learned Melancthon he made no harvest of his incredible blasphemies nor indeed was he permitted ●eed-time for them Religion is nowhere safe But having consulted with the Arch-hereticks his Predecessors and being bird-lim'd he held that there was but one person in the Godhead to be worshipped and acknowledged which was revealed to mankind sometimes under one notion sometimes under another and that it was thus that those notions of Father Son and Holy Ghost were to be understood in the Scriptures Nay with the same line of his blasphemous mouth he affirmed that our Saviour Iesus Christ according to his humane nature was not the Sonne of God nor coeternal with the Father The Holy Ghost he granted to be nothing but that influence by which all things are moved which is called nature He most impiously Ironical affirmed that to understand the word Person we must referre our sesves to Comedies But the most horrid blasphemy of all was when by the suggestion of Satan he imagined that the most glorious and ever to be worshipped and adored Trinity who doth not tremble at it was most fitly-compared to Cerberus the Porter of Hell-gate But he stayed not here no he thought it should be accounted nothing but a diabolical phantasme the laughing-stock of Satan and the monstrous Geryon whom the Poets by some strange mystery of Philosophy feigned to have three bodies O incredible and unheard of subtily of blasphemy The most glorious name of the most blessed Trinity is grown so odious to this man that he would personate being the greatest that ever was all the Atheists that have quarrelled with that name Moreover he maintained that taking but away the only Article of the Trinity the Turkish Alcoran might be easily reconciled to the Christian Religion and that by the joyning together of these two a great impediment would be removed yea that the pertin●cious asserting of that Article had enraged to madnesse whole Countries and Provinces This abomination of God and men held that the Prophet Moses that great servant of God and faithful steward of the Lords house that Prince and Captain Generall of the people of Israel one so much in favour with God that he was admitted to speak to him face to face was to be accounted no other than an Impostor He accounted the Patriarch Abraham and his seed too much given to Revenge and that he was most unjust and most malicious to his enemy The most glorious Church of Israel 't is the swine that loves the mi●e he esteemed no better than a Hogge-S●y and declared himself a sworn Prince of the Anabaptistical generation But keep off and approach not O all ye other Heresies and Hydra's of opinions of this one man furies not capable of expiation Being arrived at Geneva and being forbidden to spue out and spatter his pestiferous blasphemies he continued in hostility against all sharp but wholesome admonitions which Calvin that famous Minister of the Church perceiving being desirous to discharge the duty of a soul-saving Pastor went friendly to Servetus in hopes to deliver him out of his most impious errours and horrible Heresie and so to redeem him out of the jawes of Hell and faithfully reproved him But he being dazled with the brightnesse of Truth and overcome returned nothing to Calvin so well deserving of him but an intolerable obstinacy and inconvincible recapitulation of his blasphemies whence it came to passe that by the just and prudent Decree of the Senates of Bernen Zuring Basil and Scaffuse and by the righteous condemnation of the eternal God in the moneth of December in the year one thousand five hundred fifty and three or as Sleidan hath it in October he was How great is the obstinacy of blasphemy being at that time ecstatically hardened and intoxicated consecrated to the avenging flames ARRIuS Divisit Trini qui formam numinis ecce Dividitur membris Visceribusque suis. THE CONTENTS Arrianisme it 's increase ANNO 323. THe General Councill at Nice Anno 325. called as a Remedy against it but without successe The Arrians misinterpret that place John 10. 30. concerning the Father and the Sunne They acknowledged one onely God in a Iudaical sense They deny the Trinity Arrius his wretched death Anno 336. ABout the year of the Incarnation of the Son of God three hundred twenty and three Hell was deliver'd of a certain Priest at Alexandria named Arrius a man subtle beyond expression the trumpet of eloquence one thee 〈…〉 have been cut out for all honesty and elegance 〈◊〉 with the poison of his Heresie and the 〈…〉 of his destructive doctrine did in the time of Silvester Bishop of Rome and the Emperour consta●●● draw in a manner all Christendome to his opinion and so corrupted some even great nations in the East● that except a few Bishops who stood to the true doctrine none appeared against him To remedy this disease at Nice in Bithynia in the year three hundred twenty 〈◊〉 a generall Council was called but to 〈…〉 the contagious stocks of Arrianisme were deeply 〈◊〉 so that they were become such ravening wolves among the flock of Christ that all that would not embrace their belief were to expect banishment or death These imagined that the Sonne was not of an equall nature and coeternall with the Father but that he was onely agreeing and concurring with his Father to confirm which they alledged that place of Iohn 10. 30 which sayes I and the Father are one and though they called the Sonne a great God yet they denied that he was a living and true God and coessential with the Father They boasted that they were ready to answer all objections and acknowledged

under divers names Gentiles acknowledged one God Gentiles acknowledged● Trinity Superstitious Sun-worship colours of the Sun worn Sun how painted and worshipped by the Northern Nations Religion how supported Priests their dignity and necessity Dignity of Priests among the Greeks Dignity of Priests among the Romans c. Religion which is best Christianity its excellency Christian 〈◊〉 urged ANNO 1521. 1522. Hereticks their usual pretence Muntzer a quick Schollar in a bad ●chool His doctrine spreads His aimes high The end that hereti●ks propound to themselves in opposing the Ministry and Magistracy His affirmations destructive Anabaptists their leading principle Seldom rest there but grow worse and worse Sectaries like tinder are soon on fire ANNO 1523 1524. An usual pretence to raise sedition Hereticks rest●lesse Luther adviseth the Senate to beware of Muntzer and his opinions Muntzers large promises to his party and the common people Magistrates seduced most ominous Muntzer endeavours to set up himself pretending to restore the Kingdom of Christ. An ill president soon followed The Landgrave raiseth a war and fighteth Muntzer and his party Muntzers delusive animation of his followers Their overthrow Muntzers escape Is found out but dissembles himself Muntzer taken yet obstinate The Landgrave convinceth him by Scripture Muntzer when racked laugheth but afterward relenteth His last words Is deservedly beheaded ANNO 1532. Pretenders to Religion prove usually the disturbers thereof The devill an enemy of peace John Mathias a Baker at Harlem His lechery notrrious At Amsterdam he professeth himself a Doctor and a Preacher A murtherous opinion John Mathias repaires to Munster His severe edicts He becomes a malicious executioner of Hubert Trutiling for not siding with him His desperate end John Buckhold his character His disputing and contention with the Ecclesiasticks concerning P●dobaptisme Conventicles usually the nurseries of Tumults ANNO 1533. c. Anabaptists their bold attempt Anabaptists where Masters most insolent John Buckhold successor of John Mathias He comforts the people with a pretended to vel●tion He makes Knipperdoling common executioner About 4000. men lost at the siege of Munster Buckhold feigneth himself dumb He assumes the Magistracy He allowes Polygamy He takes to himself three wives A bad example soon followed Godly and loyal citizens hate usurpation Loyalty not alwayes successefull Hereticks their cruelty ANNO 1534. John Tuysentschreuer an upstart and a bettor of John Buckhold Iohn Buckhold confirms his delusive prophecies He is made King He appoints officers under him His sumptuous apparel His Titles were King of Iustice King of the new Ierusalem His T●rone His Coin and Mot●o thereon The King Queen and Courtiers wait on the people at a Feast A m●ck Sacrament A seditious Sermon Sedition goes not alwayes unpunished Anabaptists of a levelling principle Anabaptists as the Devill pretend Scripture for their base actions They aime at universall Monarchy ANNO 1535. Kingly Botcher indeavours to raise commotions abroad He is happily prevented Anabaptists their design upon Amsterdam They break out in the night time They are worsted Famine the consummation of all misery The King suspects his own safety His large promises to his Captains both of moneys and preferments the usual baites of sedition He becomes executioner to one of his wives He feigns himself sick and deludes the people with an expectation of deliverance Famine its character and miseries He forgets community John Longstrat his confident betrayes him by strat●gem The City of Munster unmercifully plundered The King is brought prisoner before the Bishop Who deservedly checks him His jesting answer and proposall King of the Anabaptists put 〈◊〉 a Non-plus ANNO 1536. He is convinced of his offences H●● deserved and severe 〈◊〉 Successe in bad enterprises causes evill men to rejoyce Herman the Cobler professed himself a Prophet c. He is noted for drunkennesse His designe to inveigle others The ceremonies he used in Anabaptisme Eppo his Host discovered him and his followers to be cheats ast; Supposed to be a digger of graves Hermans wicked blasphemy Heresie a catching or mad disease Hereticks inconstant in their opinions Herman blasphemes again His mothers temerity The Proverb verified vice corrects sin Hermans party are convinced and fall off from him One Drewjis of his party handles him rough●y Charles Lord of Gelderland c. with his men surrounds the house where Herman i● Herman is taken and brought prisoner to Groeninghe●● He is questioned in his torments He is hardened He dieth miserably ANNO 1535. Theodorus Sartor an Ad●mite He affirmes strange things His blasphemy in forgiving of sins He burns his cloathes c. and causeth his companions to do the like He and his rabble go●naked through Amsterdam in the dead of night denouncing their woes c. and terrifie the people They are taken and imprisoned by the Burghers but continue shamelesse May the fifth 1535. they are put to death Some of their last words David George the miracle of the Anabaptists ANNO 1544. At Basil he pretends to have been banished his Countrey for the Gospels sake With his specious pretences he gains the freedome of the City for him ●nd his His Character His riches He with his Sect enact three things His sonne in Law doubting his new Religion is by him questioned and upon his answer excommunicated His wifes death He had formerly voted himself immortal yet Aug. 2. 1556. he died c. His death troubled his disciples A good resolution A pattern for good Magistrates The Senates enquiry Eleven of the Sectaries secured In such cases the learned to be consulted with Articles extracted out of the writings of David George Some of the imprisoned Sectaries acknowledged David George to have been the cause of the tumults in the lower parts of Germany but disowned his doctrine An ingenuous confession and resolution A pious act A lying report raised Conditions whereupon the imprisoned are set at liberty The votes of the renowned Senate The doctrine of D. G. declared impious He is declared unworthy of Christian Buriall And that his body and books should be burned A fit punishment for perverse Hereticks Servetus his converse with Mahumetans and Jewes He disguiseth his monstrous opinions with the name of Christian Reformation The place of his birth His arrogant Boast He enveighes against the Deity of Christ. Oecolampadius confutes his blasphemies causeth him to be thrust out of the Church of Basil. Servetus held but one person in the Godhead to be worshipped c. He held the holy Ghost to be Nature His horrid blasphemy He would reconcile the Alcoran to Christian Religion He declares himself Prince of the Anabaptists At Geneva Calvin reproves Servetus Servetus his obstinacy ANNO 1553. By the Decree of several Senates he was burned Arrianisme its increase ANNO 323. The General Council at Nice ANNO 325 called as a remedy against Arrianisme but without success The Arrians misinterpret that place Joh. 10. 30 concerning t●he Father and the Sonne They acknowledged one only God in a Iudaicall sense They deny the Trinity Arrius his wretched death ANNO 336. ANNO 622. Mahomet characterized He made a laughing stock of the Trinity He agreed with Carpocrates and other hereticks He renewed circumcision and to indulge his disciples he allowed them Polygamy c. His Iron Tomb at Mecca Hubmor Paetron of Anabaptisme He damned usury He brought in a worship to the Virgin Mary c. The Senate of Suring by a Council reduced him He renounced the heads of his former doctrine Himself or Sect still active He is taken and imprisoned at Vienna in Austria He and his wife both burned John Hut the prop and pillar of Anabaptisme Anabaptists aime at the advancement of themselves but destruction of others Hut his credulity in dreams and visions Hut accounted a true Prophet by his Proselytes At Merhern the Hu●sian Fraternity ●became as it were a Monastery Lodowick Hetzer a famous beretick * Anitem to the Hot-spu●s of our times Hetzer gaines Proselytes in Austria and Switzerland ANNO 1527. At a publick disputation Oecolampadius puts Hetzers Emissaries to their shifts Hetzer denied Christ to be co-essentiall with the Father His farewel to his disciples He is put to death for Adultery ANNO 1528. Hosman a Skinner and Anabaptist seduced 300. men and women at Embda in West-Friesland A delusive prophecy His followers accounted him a great Prophet At Strasbing he challenged the Ministers to dispute which was agreed upon Jan. 11. 1532. Being mildely dealt with he is neverthelesse obstinate Other Prophets delude him * Yet it 's like to back their prophecies they pretended liberty of conscience A Prophetesse deludes him He deluded himself He voluntarily pined himself to death Melchior Rinck an Anabaptist He is accounted a notable Interpreter of dreams and visions His disciple Thomas Scucker in a waking dream cut off his Brother Leonards head He pretend● for his mu●ther obedience to the decree of God ANNO 1527. Adam Pastor a derider of Paedobaptisme He revived the Arrian heresie His foolish interpretation of that place Gen. 2. 17. His opinion hath been sufficiently refuted Henry Nicholas Father of the family of Love He is against Infant Baptism * As to that minute if he confine not God we may believe him His blasphemy Doubtless he hugg'd himself in this opinion His divellish Logick * Hereticks allow not of the Scriptures

the Circumcellions so called from their Cells and Cottages in which they lived to shew their austerity these made no bones to murther all they met that were not of their Religion so that they were more dangerous then High-way Robbers The Donatists were named also Parmenianists from Parmenianus one of Donatus his disciples At Rome they were named Campates from the Camp or Field and Montenses from the Hill where they used to hide themselves The Priscillianists were so named from Priscillianus a Spaniard who under Gratian the Emperor spread his heresie first in Spain 348. years after Christ. From thence like a canker it run through all the West his heresie was made up of former heresies for with the Manicnes he held that the world was made by an evil god With the Sabellians he confounded the persons of the Trinity with the Origenists he taught that mens souls were made before their bodies in some receptacle of Heaven and with the Manichees that they were parcels of the Divine Essence With Astrologers they held that all humane events depended on the Stars and with the Stoicks that we sin necessarily and coactively With the Gnosticks they condemned marriage with the Encratites the eating of flesh with the Audians they allowed lying and perjury in matters of Religion and with the G●osticks they rejected the ancient Prophets as fanatical and ignorant of the will of God The Rhetorians so called from one Rhetorius held the same Tenet which the Mahumetans do at this day namely that every man shall be saved by the Religion he professeth and that therefore no Religion should be forced but men should be left to their own choice and will The Feri or wild Hereticks were such as held it unlawful to eat or converse with men therefore they held none should be saved but such as lived alone They taught also that the holy Ghost was a creature Q. 33. What were the Theopaschitae Trithei●ae Aquei● Mel●●onii Ophei Tertullii Liberatores and Nativitarii A. The Theopaschites held that the divinity of Christ suffered as if there had been in him but one nature because one person The Tritheits divided the Essence of God into three parts the one they called the Father the other the Son and the third the Holy Ghost as though either of the persons had not bin perfectly God The Aquei held that the water was not created but coeternal with God this heresie was culled out of the Hermagenian and Audian Tenets The Melitonii so named from one Melito taught that not the soul but the body of man was made after Gods Image and so with the Anthropomorphites they made God corporeal The Ophei so called from one Opheus held there were innumerable worlds The Tertullii from one Tertullus taught that the souls of wicked men should be converted into Devils and Savage Beasts Li●eratores are those who taught that Christ by his descending into Hell did set at liberty all wicked that then be●eved in him Nativitarji were such as taught that Christs Divine Nativity had a beginning because it is written Psal. 2. Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee so they acknowledged the Eternity of his Essence but not of his Filiation These were but branches of former Heresies broached by obscure or unknown authors and of short continuance Q. 34. What were the Luciferians Jovinianists and Arbicks A. Luciferians so called from Lucifer Bishop of Caralitanum in Sardinia who lived under Iul●an the Apostate 333. years after Christ taught with the Cerinthians and Marcionites that this world was made by the Devil That mens souls were corporeal and had their being by propagation or traduction They denyed to the Clergy that fell any place for repentance or reconciliation neither did they restore Bishops or inferious Clerks to their Dignities if they fel into Heresie though they afterward repented This was the Doctrine of the old Nova●ians and Meletians these Luciferians were named also Homonymians for using the word flesh ambiguously in their dispurations The Iovinianists were so called from Iovinian a Roman who lived under Jovinian the Emperour 335. years after Christ. These held with the Stoicks that all sins were equal that after baptisme we could not sin that fasting was needlesse that Virginity was not better then the married life and that the blessed Virgin in bearing Christ lost her Virginity The Arabicks were so named from Arabia the countrey where this heresie was broached and maintained under Philip the Emperour 217. years after Christ they held that mens soules died with their bodies and that both in the last day should rise again From this heresie they were called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is mortal soules not much different from them are the Psychopanuychitae of this age who make the soul sleep in the Grave with the body till the Resurrection Q. 35. What were the Collyridians Paterniani Tertullianists and Abelonitae A. The Collyridians were hatched also in Arabia and so named from a kinde of Cakes or Buns which the Greeks call 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 these Cakes they presented every year with great ceremony to a certain Maid fit●ng in a chair of State and covered with a vail ●n honour of the Virgin Ma●y these flourished under Theo●osius the great 357. years after Christ. Paterniani so called from one Paternus an obscure fellow were named also Venu●iani from Venus which by their venereal actions they honoured more then God These held that all the lower parts of mans body from the Navel downward were made by the Devil and therefore they gave themselves to all lasciviousnesse and uncleannesse therefore they were called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 deriders of good manners and honesty The Tertullianists were so called from that famous Lawyer and Divine Ter●ullian who lived under Severus the Emperour about 170 years after Christ. He being excommunicated by the Roman Clergy for a Montanist fell unto these heretical opinio●s to wit that God was corporeal but without delineation of members that mens souls were not onely corporeal but also distinguished into members and had corporeal dimensions and did encrease and decrease with the body and that the soul had its Original by propagation or traduction He held also that the souls of wicked men after death were converted into Devils that the Virgin Mary ● after Christs birth did marry once and with the Catap●rygian he bragged much of the Paraclet or Spirit which they said was poured on them in a greater measure then on the Apostles He condemned all use of arms and wars among Christians and with the M●ntanists rejected second marriages as no better then adultery The Abelonitae were so called from Abeo Adams Son these taught that Abel was married but had no carnal commerce with his Wife because there is no mention made of his Children as there is of Cains and Seths For

his Titles were King of Iustice King of the new Jerusalem his throne his Coin and motto thereon The King Queen and Courtiers wait on the people at a Feast with other digressio●s The King endeavours to raise commotions abroad is haply prevented He suspects his own safety his large pr●mises to his Captains himself executes one of his wives he feignes himself sick and deludes the people with an expectation of deliverance in the time of famine forgets community he is betrayed by his Confident is brought prisoner before the Bishop who checks him his jesting answer and proposal he is put to a Non-plus is convinced of his offences his deserved and severe execution 4. HERMANNUS SUTOR The Contents HErman the Cobler professeth himself a Prophet c. he is noted for drunkennesse The ceremonies he used i● Anabaptisme Eppo his Host discovers him and his followers to be cheats Hermans wicked blasphemies and his inconstancy in his opinions his mothers temerity his Sect convinced and fall off from him by one Drewjis of his Sect he is handled roughly Herman is taken by Charles Lord of Gelderland c. and is brought prisoner to Groeninghen when questioned in his torments he hardened himself and died miserably 5. THEODORUS SARTOR The Contents THeodor the Botcher turnes Adamite he affirmes strange things his blasphemy in forgiving of sins he burn● his cloathes c. and causeth his companions to do the lik● He and his rabble go naked through Amsterdam in the dead of ●ight denouncing their woes c. and terrifie the people They are taken and imprisoned by the Burghers but continue 〈◊〉 May 5. 1535. they are put to death some of their last words 6. DAVID GEORGE The Contents DAvid George the miracle of the Anabaptists At Basil he pretend● to have been banished his Countrey for the Gospels-sake with his specious pretenses he gaines the freedom of the City for him and his His Character His Riches He with his Sect enact three things His Sonne in Law doubting his new Religion is by him questioned and upon his answer excommunicated His wifes death He had formerly voted himself immortal yet Aug. 2. 1556 he died c. His death troubled his disciples His doctrine questioned by the Magistrates eleven of the Sectaries secured XI Articles extracted out of the writings of David George Some of the imprisoned Sectaries acknowledged David George to have been the cause of the tumults in the lower parts of Germany but dis●owned his doctrine Conditions whereupon the imprisoned are set at liberty The Senate vote the doctrine of D. G. impious and declare him unworthy of Christian burial and that his body and 〈◊〉 should be burned which was accordingly effected 7. MICHAEL SERVETUS The Contents SErvetus his converse with Mahumetans and Jewes He disguiseth his monstrous opinions with the Name of Christian Reformation The place of his birth At the 24. year of his age he boasted himself the onely Teacher and Seer of the world He enveighed against the Deity of Christ. Oecolampadius confutes his blasphemies and causeth him to be thrust out of the Church of Basil. Servetus held but one person in the Godhead to be worshipped c. He held the holy Ghost to be Nature His horrid blasphemy He would reconcile the Turkish Alcoran to Christian Religion He declares himse●f Prince of the Anabaptists At Geneva Calvin faithfully reproves Servetus but he continues obstinate Anno 1553. by the decrees of several Senates He was burned 8. ARRIUS THE CONTENTS Arrianisme its increase Anno 323. THe General Council at Nice Anno 325. called as a Remedy against it but without successe The Arrians misinterpret that place John 10. 30. concerning the Father and the Sonne They acknowledged one onely God in a Iudaical sense They deny the Trinity Arrius his wretched death Anno 336. 9. MAHOMET The Contents MAhomet characterised He made a laughing-stock of the Trinity He agreed with Carpocrates and other hereticks He renewed Circumcision and to indulge his disciples he allowed them Polygamy c. His Iron Tombe at Mecca 10. BALTHAZAR HUBMOR The Contents HUbmor a Patron of Anabaptisme He damned usury He brought in a worship to the Virgin Mary c. The Senate of Suring by a Council reduced him He renounced th● heads of his former doctrine Himself or Sect still active He is taken and imprisoned at Vienna in Austria He and his wife both burned 11. JOHN HUT The Contents IOhn Hut the prop and pillar of Anabaptisme His credulity in dreams and visions He is accounted a true Prophet by his Proselytes At Merhern his Fraternity became as it were a Monastery 12. LODOWICK HETZER The Contents LOdowick Hetzer a famous Heretick He gaines Proselytes in Austria and Switzerland Anno 1527 at a publick disputation Oecolampadius puts Hetzers emissaries to their shifts Hetzer denied Christ to be co-essentiall with the Father His farewell to his Disciples He is put to death for Adultery 13. MELCHIOR HOFMAN The Contents HOfman a Skinner an Anabaptist Anno 1528 seduced 300. men and women at Embda in West-Friesland His followers accounted him a Prophet At Strasburg he challenged the Ministers to dispute which was agreed upon Jan. 11. 1532. where being mildely dealt with he is neverthelesse obstinate Other Prophets and Prophetesses deluded him He deluded himself and voluntarily pined himself to death 14. MELCHIOR RINCK The Contents MElchior Rinck an Anabaptist He is accounted a notable interpreter of dreams and visions His disciple Thomas Scucker in a waking-dream cut off his brother Leonards head pretending for his murther obedience to the decree of God 15. ADAM PASTOR The Contents ADam Pastor a derider of Paedobaptisme He revived the Arrian heresie His foolish interpretation of that place Gen. 2. 17. so often confuted 16. HENRY NICHOLAS The Contents HEnry Nicholas Father of the Family of Love He is against Infant-Baptisme His divellish Logick The End of the Contents THOMAS MUNTZER Hei mihi quot sacras iterans Baptismatis undas Muntzerus Stygijs Millia tinxit aquis His OPINIONS ACTIONS And END THE CONTENTS MUntzers Doctrine spreads his aimes high 〈◊〉 affirmations destractive Asserts Anabaptisme rests not there but growes worse and worse in his opinions and practises his large pro●ises to his party and the common people he endeavours to set up himself pretending to restore the Kingdome of Christ being opposed by the Landgrave his delusive animation of his followers their overthrow his escape he is found but dissembles himself is taken but yet obstinate the Landgrave convinceth him by Scripture when being racked he laugheth afterward relenteth his last words is deservedly beheaded and made an example ABout the year of our Redemption M.D.XXI and M.D.XXII there rise up in Sawny near the River Sales a most insolent Sect of certain Enthusiasts among whom Nicholas Storkius was no ordinary person These presumptuously boasting that their Dreams Visions and Revelations were inspired into them from heaven had slily scattered it among other seditious persons of

which means it is apparent that he conceiv'd himself greater and higher than Christ admitting Christs own Testimony 11. He declared Polygamy to be free and lawfull for all even for those that are regenerated by the spirit of David George These heads without any brains did the Magistrate deliver to be carried to some that were in the prison to fish out what confession they would make who besides these being provoked and challenged by a number of Questions answered at last That this Da●us I would say David George was the same who had embroyled the lower parts of Germany with so many tumults sedition but that as to that doctrine and the fore-recited Articles they unanimously affirmed that they had never heard not read of any such thing Neverthelesse they were to acknowledge the doctrine expressed in those Articles to be pestiferous execrable and derived not from heaven but from Hell and that it was heretical and to be banished with an eternal Anathema and withall as men miserably seduced yet desiring for the time to come to be reduced into the right way they were with good reason to implore forgivenes Among those that were in close prison there was one formerly of Davids greatest confidents who confessed that indeed he had been infected with that Religion but that since by the illumination of the grace of God he discovered and detested the errours springing from it and avoyded them as he would do a cockatrice But there were others who were civilly acquainted with this man who denied that they had knowne any such thing by him and cried out against the fore-mentioned Articles as impious and blasphemous These passages the Judges appointed by the Magistrate gave him an account of who perceiving that some that were in custody were not so extravagant but that they had some remainders of discretion left he sent to them some learned and able preachers of the word who having diligently weeded out the tares of their errors should sow into their hearts the saving seed of true faith Those who were sent sifting them with all the humanity mildnesse meeknesse and charity possible could scrue nothing out of them more than what the Judges who had been employed before had done In the mean time a report was spread about the City that it was no● David George nor any eminent person of any other name that had been buried but that a meer swine calfe hee-goat haply an Asse had been carried out and buried and that the dead carkasse embalmed with the strongest spices was worshipped and adored with great devotion and religion But this was but a report and was not true Those that were in custody abhorring that doctrine as unheard of and such as deserved to be anathematized and desiring to renew their acquaintance with discretion and their sences are delivered out of those habitations of Iron which they had kept possession of for two moneths upon these conditions That none should make any purchases either within or near the City without the knowledge and consent of the Magistrate That they shall not entertain any coming out of the lower Provinces though of their kindred but at publick houses or Innes That the printed books and writings that were tran●ated into the Dutch language shall be brought into the Palace That there should be nothing published that were disconsonant to Christian Doctrine That children should be educated according to incorrupt manners That they should not make such promiscuous marriages among themselves as they did That they should take no Dutch into their families That they should submit to amercements and pecuniary mulcts if any were inflicted on them as Citizens ought to do That upon a day assigned they should in the Parish Church in the presence of the whole congregation make a publick abjuration of the said Religion and condemn and anathematize the whole sect of it That they should hold no friendship or correspondence with any that shall persist in that Religion To these conditions did they promise to subscribe with all the reverence and gratitude they could possibly expresse These things being thus managed the most renouned Senate returning afresh to the businesse of the Arch Heretick passed these votes viz. That the doctrine of David George upon nature examination thereof was found impious and derogatory to the divine Majesty That the printed books and whatsoever may have seen the light should have the second light of the fire That he as the most infamous promoter of that execrable Sect and a most horrid-blasphemer against God and Christ should not be accounted worthy Christian Burial That he should be taken up out of his grave by the common Hangman and together with his books and all his writings and his manuscripts should according to the Ecclesiastical Canons be burnt in a solemn place According to the said judgement the carkasse being digged up was with all his writings whereof the greatest part was that truly miraculous book together with his effigies brought by the Hangman to the place of execution where having opened the direful Coffin he being found not much disfigured nay so little that he was knowne by diverse he being covered with a watered garment having about him a most white sheet a very clean pillow under his head his yellowish Beard rendring him yet gracefull 〈…〉 short having a silk cap● on under which was peece of red cloath and adorned with 〈◊〉 of Rosemary was set up publickly to be seen and 〈◊〉 the third year after his death was with his writings consecrated to Vulcan that is to say burned MICHAEL SERVETuS Omnia quum portenta voces hominem que Deumque Infundi SERVES nominis opprobium THE CONTENTS SERVETUS his converse with Mahumetans and Jewes He disguiseth his monstrous opinions with the Name of Christian Reformation The place of his birth At the 24. year of his age he boasted himself the onely Teacher and Sec● of the world He enveighed against the Deity of Christ. Oecolampadius confute his blasphemies and causeth him to be thrust out of the Church of Basil. Serve●us held but one person in the Godhead to be worshipped c. He held the holy Ghost to be Nature His horrid blasphemy He would reconcile the Turkish Alcaron to Christian Religion He declares himself Prince of the Anabaptists At Geneva Cal●in faithfully reproves Servetus but he continues obstinate Anno 1553. by the decrees of severall Senates He was burned MICHAEL SERVETUS like another Simon Magus having conversed long among the Mahumetans and the Iewes and being excellently well furnished with their imaginous opinions begat both out of Divinity and the general treasury of Christian Religion amonstrous issue of opinions with the co●tion of what he had received from the extravagant Mahumetans and Thalmudists upon which brat this instrument of Satan must needs bestow the disguised name of Christian Reformation From this cocks egge were bred these Cocka●●ices Gonesus Gribaldus Blandrata Gentilis