Heresiography, or, A discription of the hereticks and sectaries of these latter times by E. Pagitt.

Antitrinitarians, or new Arrians.

CAlled Arrians of the old Heretick Arrius, who was a Deacon of the Church of Alexandria,* 1.1 Achillas the Bishop being dead, and Arri•••• having not the Bishoprick given him, which he desired, Alexander being chosen, he infected the world with this heresie: he was condemned in the Councell of Nice by 318. Bishops under the Emperor Constantine the great▪ and banished: he died as Iudas the Traytor did, his Bowells falling out of his belly.

The Antitrinitarians have renewed Arrius his old heresie,* 1.2 and they are called Antitrinitarians because they blaspheme & violate the holy Trinity. These Antitrinitarians sprung up

in Polonia and neighbour Countries in the yeare of our Lord, 1593. Against this Sect Doctor Pelargus Wigandus, and others have written learned Treatises.

The horrible blasphemies and divillish opinions of these Here••••cks I am loath to name▪ but that my desire is that Christi∣ans should take notice of them to beware of them.

1. They deny the Trinity of Persons, which blasphemie Saint Iohn refuteth, 1 Iohn 5. 7. There are three that beare record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one. Read Gen. 1. 26. And God said, let us make man in our owne Image, and God cre∣ated man in his owne ••mage. Mat. 3. ver. 17.

2. They deny the Son to be God, which blasphemy is re∣futed Esa. 9. 6. For unto us a child is borne, unto us a Sonne is given: his name shall be called Wonderfull, Councellour, the mighty God, &c. Iohn 1. ver. 1. 2. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

3. The eternall generation of the Son to be against reason, against truth, refuted Mic. 5. 2. Thou Bethlehem Ephra∣ta, out of thee shall come to be a Ruler in Israel, whose goings have been from of old, from everlasting, John 1. 14. Psal. 7. Col. 1. 15.

4. Christ not to be called God in respect of his Essence, but by reason of his dominion, which is refuted Iohn 10. 30. I and the Father am one. 1 John 5. Heb. 1. 3. Psal. 2. verse 7.

5. The Holy Ghost to be God, refuted Acts 5. 3. Why hath Satan filled thy hear•• to lie to the holy Ghost? 4. Thou hast not lien to men, but to God. Isa. 4. 8. 16. Iob 33. 14. Psal. 33. 6.

From these false Doctrines and Heresies good Lord de∣liver us.

These Hereticks have been heretofore burnt among us, as Anno 1611. March 18. Bartholomew Legat, an 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Arrian, was burnt in Smithfi••ld; he refused all favour, con∣temned Ecclesiasticall Government. And in the mon•••• of

April following, one Edward Wightman was burnt at Liech∣field for the same Heresie. Queene Elizabeth of blessed me∣morie he••••ing of them, said, shee was very sorrowfull to heare that shee 〈◊〉〈◊〉 such Monsters in her Kingdome; and truly, it grieveth me very much to relate their blasphemous and devil∣lish opinions.

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