The first and second part of Gangræna, or, A catalogue and discovery of many of the errors, heresies, blasphemies and pernicious practices of the sectaries of this time, vented and acted in England in these four last years also a particular narration of divers stories, remarkable passages, letters : an extract of many letters, all concerning the present sects : together with some observations upon and corollaries from all the fore-named premisses / by Thomas Edwards ...

Title

The first and second part of Gangræna, or, A catalogue and discovery of many of the errors, heresies, blasphemies and pernicious practices of the sectaries of this time, vented and acted in England in these four last years also a particular narration of divers stories, remarkable passages, letters : an extract of many letters, all concerning the present sects : together with some observations upon and corollaries from all the fore-named premisses / by Thomas Edwards ...

Author

Edwards, Thomas, 1599-1647.

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London :: Printed by T.R. and E.M. for Ralph Smith ...,

1646.

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Subject terms

Sects -- England -- Early works to 1800.

Heresy -- Early works to 1800.

Sects -- Early works to 1800.

Great Britain -- Church history -- 17th century.

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"The first and second part of Gangræna, or, A catalogue and discovery of many of the errors, heresies, blasphemies and pernicious practices of the sectaries of this time, vented and acted in England in these four last years also a particular narration of divers stories, remarkable passages, letters : an extract of many letters, all concerning the present sects : together with some observations upon and corollaries from all the fore-named premisses / by Thomas Edwards ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A38109.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 10, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• license
• TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT.
• The Preface.
• A Catalogue of many of the ERROURS, BLASPHEMIES and PRACTISES of the SECTARIES of the time, with some OBSERVATIONS upon them.
  • The Catalogue of the Errours, Heresies, Blasphemies, is as follows.
  • A Catalogue of the Blasphemies of the Sectaries.
  • Some Passages in the Prayers of the Sectaries.
• title page
• imprimatur
• TO THE CHRISTIAN READER.
• THE PREFACE.
• A Fresh and further DISCOVERY OF THE ERROURS and Pernicious Practises of the SECTARIES in ENGLAND.
  • Additionall ERROURS to the former Catalogue of ERROURS, HERESIES, &c.
  • An Extract of a Letter lately sent me from a learned and godly Minister in Essex.
  • An Extract of a Letter written to me last week from a learned and godly Minister in Colchester, together with a Relation of a Monster lately born there of Parents who are Sectaries.
  • An Extract of a Letter sent me from a Commander now in the Parliament service, dated Decemb. 29. 1645.
  • A Relation of some passages of a great Sectarie, a Lieutenant about the beginning of June last. 1645.
  • A Relation of some Stories, and remarkable Passages concerning the Sectaries.
  • A HYMNE which some of the Antinomians do sing at their meetings instead of DAVIDS Psalms.
  • A Disputation held at the Spitle about the Immortality of the soul by some Anabap∣tists, as Lam, Battee, and others on the day of publike Thanksgiving for Dartmouths being given up into the hands of the Parliament.
  • An Extract of a Letter sent me from a worthy and godly Minister out of the Country.
  • A Justification and Vindication of the truth of the most materiall Passages related in the Book entituled Gangraena, from those exceptions made against them in three late Pamphlets entituled, Groanes for liberty, A Whisper in the Eare, Cretensis, alias Master Goodwin.
  • A Narrative of certaine words uttered by Mr. Iohn Goodwin Minister of Coleman-street, not long before the Assembly sate.
  • To our Reverend Friend Mr. Thomas Edwards Minister of the Gospel.
  • A Relation of some stories, and other remarkable passages concerning the Sects and Sectaries.
  • The Sum of a Sermon preached by a Sectarie, and of some Conferences with Sectaries.
  • letters
  • Certain Corallaries and Consectaries drawn from the Errours, Heresies, Blasphemies, Practices, and Stories of the Sectaries laid down in this present Book.
    • CORALL. I.
    • CORALL. II.
    • CORALL. III.
    • CORALL. IV.
    • CORALL. V.
    • CORAL. VI.
• Errata.
• THE TABLE.
  • The first Table, shewing the Contents of the first Division, consisting of 66. pages, besides the Preface, is as follows:
  • A second Table, showing the Contents of the second division of the first part of Gangraena.
  • A third Table, containing the names and relations of the principall Ring-leaders of corrupt opinions and Er∣rours in the first Part of Gangraena.
• A TABLE of the main matters contained in the Second Part of GANGRAENA.