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A34729	The Adamites sermon containing their manner of preaching, expounding, and prophesying, as it was delivered in Marie-bone Park / by Obadiah Couchman, a grave weaver, dwelling in Southwark, who with his companie were taken and discovered by the constable and other officers of that place, by the meanes of a womans husband who dogged them hither, and some part likewise by meanes of a gentlewoman, a widow who is a ministers daughter in the citie of London, who was almost perswaded to become one of their societie, if her father had not disswaded her from it ; also a dialogue between an Adamite and a Brownist, concerning their religion, &c.	Couchman, Obadiah.	1641 (1641)	Wing C6511; ESTC R14668	6,686	10

whom the wicked commit the act of Adulterie To which purpose I have made choyse of a Text and will by the holy assistance of Inspiration Interpret Expound and Prophesie Therefore with holy attention I charge command you to give eare for I hope none of our Sect have ever lost theirs and mark as you shall find it thus registred and recorded or that the infants of grace may plainly understand printed in the Chapter of Genesis and the Verse the words are these And they were both naked And they were both naked Beloved such is the sweetnesse of these words that I am loath to lose the taste of them out of my mouth but to satisfie the expectation of this faire assembly according to the motion of the Spirit I shall prophe●ie Marke beloved and give attention to the sound of the words And they were both naked They are words indeed of pleasure for all the sences No question but the Prophet Genesis himselfe was naked when hee writ these words Beloved by these words understand a twofold nakednesse The first is a nakednesse or being voyd or expert of garments to cover the body whereunto a nakednesse of sin is incident and appertaining to the naked of Garments or to explaine it more fully they that weare no cloathes weare no coverings for sin The second is a nakednesse of stone-walls and windowes full of Idolatrous pictures Organs that bellow like the Beast of Rome or to interpret it more plainly Nakednesse of a Church is the third nakednesse meant and understood in my Text of all which by the assistance of the Spirit in their order And first for nakednesse of garments Those that are naked and uncloathed have no covering for their sins whereas those that are cloathed in fine raiment like Dives spoken of in the Evangelist have the visible markes of the beast they are proud haughtie and ambitious they are gluttons and surfet with the Banners of pride many weare Cloaks for their sins yea brethren and sisters double Cloaks yea though they be short Cloaks yet they are lin'd with Plush they are out-landish plush cloaks they smell of cursed Mahomet Others my beloved brethren and Sisters weare Cloaks of red Scarlet side large and downe to the hams which are indeed covers for their sins that are as red as scarlet they are popish and idolatrous for they are invented by the French they weare also locks like the curled locks of Antichrist to cover their eares as if they were all Scriveners long haire is the ensigne of pride and the world is full of these ensignes Nay my beloved those that are the chiefe heads and Governours of the Kingdome the punishers of vice maintaine it in themselves by wearing side and long robes of Purple and Scarlet under which are hid innumerable multitudes of iniquities Nay moreover my beloved Brethren and Sisters the popish Bishops doe gird sin to them and keep it close as if they were in love with it under their Canonicall Cassocks which are bound to them with Leviticall Sursingles and upon them they wear large Surplices made of fine linnen like Dives that is spoken of before and they weare upon them Gownes of beyond-sea Satlens the very name whereof is Idolatrie because it is a cousin German to Saten thus much for Habits Now to the next poynt of Nakednes which is nakednesse of a Church They were naked that is to say without a Church Now beloved we must consider what a Church is A very zealous Brother had the unhappinesse to be a bookish Scholler and to understand the prophane language of Rome but before his death he was verie penitent for it and sorrowed exceedingly He said the name of a Church in the Idolatrous Latin tongue was Ecclesia which is derived from a Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies to call and that is the reason those prophane things called Bells were first invented so call the people to the Church Beloved I say it is Idolatrie to have Bells in t●e Chu●ch in regard they call men thither whereas they ought indeed to bee guided by the motions of the Spirit and so congregate themselves together and not be called together by those musicall Bells Bels that doe ring Idolatrie in Changes There are in those Idolatrous Churc●es ●reat bel owing Organs that roare like the great beast of Rome which the wicked say is to stirre up their devotion Oh beloved this ought nor to be so I am sure it is otherwis● with us who whilst wee are in this Parke are in innocence like our Father our devotion is more zealous which is onely moved by the Spirit and not by the calling together and compulsion of the Bells and Organs These wicked beloved sing their prayers in prick song they keep men and boyes purposely for singing which are clothed in white Raiments they provide houses for them in Pe●ty Canons Beloved I know you are not ignorant what Canons are Canons I say that were invented by the Arch-Prelate of Lambeth wherein was included that Portentous Monster c. Now the singing men live in the Petty Canons what then are the Great Ca●ons Then the Ministers that preach in those Churches are learned and skilfull in the varietie of tongues such as were at the confusion of Babel which I hope will be the confusion of their Church for it was the confusion of languages that pulled downe that high steeple that Grantham spire steeple of Babel They speake in that Idolatrous tongue Latine so boldly as they doe in the Masses and without contradictions my beloved they give Logicall Reasons too which is most ab●ominable they read prayers likewise upon the book and not pray by the motion of the spirit that reigneth within them and beloved more th●n all this they pe●forme these superstitious offices in their Cloathes which is more abhominable than all the rest for were their actions never so good being done in their cloaths it is most prophane Moreover beloved in these Churches there are great windowes nay painted windowes I say unto you windowes full of Images and Pictures and the wicked doe kneele when they pray and doe look upon these Images which is meere poperie it selfe they also marrie and give in marriage in those Churches which is altogether to be abhor'd which is a great hindrance to propagation when a man is tyed to one woman These my dearely beloved are infallible signes of poperie nourished in their hearts and expressed in their actions but there is one thing more cherished and favoured as their chiefe darling which I am afraid is a sin so name Beleeve me brethren it sticks in my iawes very hard it is a Crosse 't is a Crosse I say Do not they set upon their Idolatrous Churches the Crosse Do not they build in the middle of their Cities Crosses and put heads of Gold upon them Do they not make Percullices for the Citie gates with crosse beames in them Do they not suffer the Lettices or ensignes

The Adamites Sermon Containing their manner of Preaching Expounding and Prophesying As it was delivered in Marie-bone Park by Obadiah Couchman a grave Weaver dwelling in Southwark who with his companie were taken and discovered by the Constable and other Officers of that pl●ce by the meanes of a womans husband who dogged them thither And some part likewise by meanes of a Gentlewoman a widow which is a Ministers daughter in the Citie of London who was almost perswaded to become one of their Societie if her father had not disswaded her from it Also a Dialogue between an Adamite and a Brownist concerning their Religion c. Printed for Francis Coules in the Yeare 1641. A Dialogue between an Adamite and a Brownist concerning their Religion c. Adamite PEace be upon you well beloved brother may I be bold to know whither the Spirit moveth you to bend your course for if I be not mistaken your frequent and far fetcht sighes the continuall elevation and lifting up of your eyes your sober and very serious solitarie countenance the decent and seemly cut of your haire made even with the top of your eares the comelinesse of your broad Hat and narrow Ruffe the position or putting of your Dogs-skin gloves under your girdle and the folding of your hands one within the other reveale unto me that you are one of the innocent or harmlesse Lambs of the holy Flock Brownist In sinceritie my deare brother for your insight into mee shewes you to be no lesse I dare pronounce my selfe one of those harmles Lambs you speak of I am a poore sheep whom the ravenous and greedy Wolves have pursued with eagernesse and greedinesse to devour but by the assistance of the holy Spirit which ruleth in me I have like a mild and guilelesse Dove been delivered from the Tallons of the greedy Gosse-Hawk Moreover I am by trade a weaver and by profession one of the brother-hood I am now going to converse with some of our brother-hood concerning our next assembly Adam I assure you well beloved brother I took you to be one of our Congregation am heartily sorry that such pure zeale as dwelleth in you should be so mis-led I professe to you you erre very much and are gone farre out of the way you professe your selfe to be one of the brother●ood therefore you are out of the way because you are one of the brotherhood Brown Deare brother you condemne me before you doe apprehend me you doe not rightly conceive what the brotherhood is but be not so passionate Ad. My zeale pusteth me up exceedingly therefore I care not what the brother-hood is for be it what it will the brother-hood i● superstition Brown Dearely beloved brother I beseech you bridle and curb the fury of your hot zeal I will tell you what the brother-hood is give you good reason for it Adam Reason art thou of a Religion thou canst give a reason for I say Religion ought to be guided by the motion of the Spirit not Reason Surely thou art one of the learned that read in the language of the beast thou talkest so much of Reason Brown No I deny I am learned in the prophane tongues and doe utterly abhorre and detest them I have no more learning than my Father before me had who did in all humility submit his neck to the yoke or coller because he could not read I hold it Idolatrie to learne to read because the very first letter begins with a Crosse therfore it is superstition in the highest degree Ad. I heartily crave your forgivenesse good brother for my impatience and hope you will ascribe it to the heat of my ardent zeale which often breaketh into passion For my selfe I am the Sonne of Adam who begot me in his innocencie I follow his steps before he fell that is I am an Adamite And though at this present you see me cloathed in garments which in verity and truth ought not to be worne but by the wicked yet know that when we expound we lay aside those superstitious weeds and coverings of our bodies and as my father Adam was naked whilst he was in Paradise so doe we prophesie naked that is to say free from sin as our Father was whilst he was naked Brown How oft doe you prophesie daily Ad. Not daily no we have three days a week to meet upon mondayes wensdayes fridayes The first day is a day of Conference on which day we hold parley how to encrease augment our number and how to secure us from them that envie our innocence the second day is a day of humiliation whereon we humble our selves by fasting and praying by the Spirit Brown What need you to humble your selves so long as you are in innocence Ad. Yes lest wee should be subiect to the like casualties our Father was so long as we so humble our selves we are incapable of falling Brown But what is done on the third and last day Adam That is a day of reioycing on that day he on whom the Spirit falls is led in state between two sisters and mounted on a Chaire circled on everie side with holy brethren and more holy sisters where he prophesies till the spirit giveth way to the flesh and suffers it to rebell then he whom the Spirit so moveth by the insurrection of the flesh makes his election among the holy sisters the rest follow his example and so they endevour to propagate and augment their number This is the day of reioycing good brother follow my steps into the place of prophesying and you shall returne abundantly edified Brown Well in regard it is for propagation and if I be edified as you say I doubt not but to bring forth fruits accordingly So they both departed from that place where they held this conference and went straight to Mary-bone Park where were gathered at least one hundred men and women and onely stayed for this Adamite and so soone as he was come they instantly stripped themselves naked to the bare skinne both men and women and then in the manner aforesaid one of this holy Tribe ascends the Chaire wherein he preached this Sermon verbatim as followeth The Adamites Sermon MOst dearely beloved now we are congregated and gathered together in the feare of the Lord like an innocent and harmlesse Flock of sheep in this holy place much like that Garden of Paradise wherein our first parents Adam and Eve were placed Let us my holy Brethren and more holy sisters imitate their examples for you know they were naked which is to say if we rightly expound it they were naked or without Cloathes therefore let us lay aside and set apart these unsanctified and wicked weeds these ragges of ungodlinesse and prophane Relicks of sin that is to say our Cloathes not only Gownes and Breeches Peticoats and Doublets but also our shirts and smocks especially because they are of the colour white and like to the whore of Babylons superstitious smock with