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A40569 A Full and true account of the landing of the notorious wicked life of that grand impostor, John Taylor one of the sweet-singers of Israel, who was committed to the King's bench for speaking blasphemy ... : to which is added one of his prophane songs copied verbatim out of his own book ... 1678 (1678) Wing F2308; ESTC R34444 3,263 8

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A Full and True ACCOUNT OF THE Notorious Wicked Life of that Grand Impostor John Taylor One of the Sweet-Singers of Israel Who was Committed to the King 's Bench for speaking Blasphemy and on Monday last was Confin'd close Prisoner to the Common-Side for uttering Treason against his Majesty To which is added One of his Prophane Songs Copied Verbatim out of his own Book which he sent to Muggleton whom he calls Brother And a farther Inspection to the Base Principles of those of his Sect The Sweet-Singers of Israel or Family of Love than any yet hath been Printed With Allowance London Printed for Benj. Harris near the Royal-Exchange 1678. A Full and True Account of the Notorious Wicked Life of that Grand Impostor Iohn Taylor one of the Sweet-Singers of Israel c. SInce the late Account we gave you of the Lewd Principles and Prophane Practices of the Sweet-Singers of Israel as they call themselves we have made a much farther Impection into their Impieties and indeed find them so Absurd and contrary to all Religion and Honesty and also that they the Professors of them are so Diligent Industrious to Recommend them to the Embraces of the Vulgar that we held our selves oblig'd by Conscience to exhibit this Ensuing Narra●ive wherein the Luxurious Profane Life of this Grand Imposter Iohn Taylor the well-disposed Reader will find that this Impious Sect of The Sweet Singers of Israel or Famyly of Love ought not only to be Excommunicated out of the Conversation of all good Christians but indeed to be Excluded the Benefits of a Civiliz'd Common-Wealth But before we wade into the muddy History of this Impostor's Life we thought good to premise that we will insert nothing concerning this Iohn Tayler but what in effect we received from his own Lips or else extracted from his Manuscripts which any one for the expence of a groat or six pence to be spent with him in drink in the Prison may either hear or see He came up to London above Twenty Year since but being destitute of Employment not having been bred to any Trade she was forc'd to wander about the City in little better Degree than that of a Vagabond And being destitute of Friends that might Contribute to his Relief it was not long ere he felt the Effects of Necessity But by his Art and Dexterity at last over-came all Being Naturally of an Inquisitive Nature he made it for some time his business to haunt Conventicles and Seditious meetings where finding that many of their Teachers were much admired and mightily treated and incouraged by their Ignorant proselytes and finding in himself that he had as much Impudence if not Learning as the best of them he presently resolved to set up for himself And as the Devil would have it at that time when Prophaness it self might have bin Licens'd so that the Prophaner could any way contribute to the Establishment of the then Usurper there were an upstart Sort of Religionists called Ranters whose lewd Lives and loose Principles did so exactly jump with the Vitious inclinations of this Iohn Taylor that he firmly resolved when he had alter'd it by foysting-in some other obsolete Tenets of forgotten Hereticks to pitch on the Profession of no other Opinion but this which he terms The Sweet singers of Israel or the Family of Love And having just as much Learning as was necessary to contribute to his Purpose that is by the help of it he could make a shift to read English and Write it in a hand Unintelligable to any one but himself it was his Misfortune to light on an old Treatise of the Heresie of the Nicolaitans which admitted of a Community with Women or that it was lawful for them to have Carnal knowledg of each others Wives With many more Irrational Irreligious and Ridiculous Fopperies which Artificially blended among those of the Ranters made such a Hodg-Podg of Non-Sence that it would have pusseld Adam himself had he bin living to give it a Name However by these wicked Contrivances dureing the late Tyranny and Rebellion he made a shift to delude many ignorant Adherents and had in a good measure pickt up his Crums when that peculiar care taken for the promotion of the only True Religion which he providently imagined would be the inseparable Concomitant of his Majesties happy Restoration frighted him from these evil Practises and forc'd him Clandestinly in Holes and Corners to whisper that damnable Heresy which before he had the impudence to maintain even in the Face of a Considerable Congregation After this we heard nothing of him for many Years till here of late taking advantage of that merciful Indulgence graciously permitted 10 more moderate Discenters he has again endeavor'd to Revive his damnable Tenets but with such ill success that as he was preferring them to some Wiser and Honester than himself they intercepted him speaking Blasphemy For which he had two fair Tryalls at Westminster and was found Guilty of the Indictments and thereupon deservedly Committed to the Kings Bench Prison in Southwark there to remain till he Recanted his former Blasphemous Pretentions to be the Son of God c. and could deposite the sum of One Thousand Marks which he was Fin'd in for the asserting that and many more wicked and unheard of Blasphemies As for his behaviour since his Commitment to that Prison it has been so debaucht and prophane that even his Fellow Prisoners are both aweary and ashamed of him if he meets with my one will treat him he will drink liberally till he is drunk repeat affirm his Blasphemy That he is the Son of God That it is impossible for him to Sin with thousands of other horrid and irreverend expressions which ought rather to be rack't up in the Embers of oblivion than disturb the Ears of any well minded Christian. Till Monday last he Continued to content himself with these and such like hideous enormities to the great exercise of the Patience of those poor Confin'd Creatures who were by force oblig'd to be his Auditors but then as if the Devil who certainly agitated him all that while had hitherto wanted an Opportunity to effect his design he was then so great with him as to Prompt him to add Treason to his Blasphemy which the Sincere Loyalty of Several of his Fellow Prisoners who over-heard him being not able to endure to hear and indeed the Laws of the Land warning them to the Contrary As their duty was they presented an Enformation against him in such manner that order was sent to the Marshall to keep him Close Prisoner to the Common side till he should be sent for from thence to New-gate and take his Tryal at the Old Baily there to receive Sentence for his fact according to Law In the Interim for a Taste of these Sweet Singer's Devotion we shall give you one of their Special Songs made by this Iohn Taylor and sent to his Brother Muggleton as he calls him Which with much Affectation as well as Affection they Sing to an old Ballad-Tune The words are these extracted Verbatim out of his own Manuscript and therefore not to be mended I. Come Muggelton my Brother why should we live at Ods Muggelton be not mistaken for certain we are Gods Come let us live in Love with God and Man There is but one true Record in the Land Gods Kingdom is at hand Muggleton come in From thy Backsliding to the Spirits Guiding The Rose and Crown God's Love is Life Eternal The Spring of Life Renown'd II. Muggleton thou may'st believe me I love thy very Soul Thy Inventions do beguile thee they make thee play the fool Let go thy Ram and Dam to Hell for aye The Love of God is free no partial way Come Muggleton a way Juball doth Sound Come into his Bosom that mine heart hath Chosen Large is his Love Come Shake-hands in the Kingdom Which no Man can remove III. Come Muggleton Brother Behold and have Regard We both stood in the Pillory we shall have o●e Reward God is but One in All All in One What should hinder our Communion Come Muggleton come Home and dwell with me The Love of God is Pure shall endure Our Heart ●● God 's Like Gods so like-minded We cannot live at Ods. This Taylor has I believe above Five hundred of the same Prophane and Non-sensical sort of Songs in one Book of his own Writing which as he would have his Silly Admirers believe were Inspired into him by the Divine Spirit But how little they savour of any such Original we will leave the Reader to Judge There is not a Tune to be named from Pudding-Pies to Iohnny Arm-Strong but these People have as they call it a Divine Song to it A Woman of their Profession Betty Roan by Name came into the Room whil'st we were with Taylor and sung us one of almost Half-an-Hour long to the Tune of Ienny come tye my Bonny Cravat Aggravating the irreverence with such Antick and wanton Gestures as could not but engage us into a great Amazement and could not but have Operated the like Consternation in any modest or Considerate Christian that had bin in our Room The Publisher of this Paper went himself to learn the Truth of this matter and has Deliver'd nothing in this Paper but upon certain knowledg of the Truth of it FINIS