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

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Heresiography, or, A discription of the hereticks and sectaries of these latter times by E. Pagitt.
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Pagitt, Ephraim, 1574 or 5-1647.
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London :: Printed by W. Wilson for John Marshall and Robert Trot ...,
1645.
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"Heresiography, or, A discription of the hereticks and sectaries of these latter times by E. Pagitt." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A54528.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.

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2. Their blasphemous Errors.

1. COncerning God] That there is none other Deitie be∣longing unto God, but such as men are partakers of in this life.

2. Concerning Christ] 1. That Christ is not God. 2. Christ is not one man; but an estae and con••••tion in men, common to so many as have received H. N. his doctrine, &c.

3. Of Adam] That Adam was all that God was; and God all that Adam was, &c.

4. Concerning Baptisme] That no man should be baptized untill he was 30 yeares old.

5. Concerning the Word] That there was never truth prea∣ched since the Apostles time before H. N.

6. Concerning the Resurrection] 1. The resurrection of the body is a ising from sin and wickednesse. 2. That the dead shall rise and live in H. N. and in the iluminated Elders ever∣lastingly and reigne upon earth.

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7. Concerning the day of Judgement] 1. That the day of Judgement is in this life. 2. That the joyes of heaven are here upon earth.

8. Concerning marriage.] The marriage of such as are not enlightned with true faith is ••••lthy and polluted, and to bee reputed for whoredome.

9. Concerning Henry Nicolas.] 1. He is raised by the high∣est God from the dead. 2. He can no more rre then Moses or Christ, &c. 3. He is the true Prophet of God, sent to blow the last Trumper of Doctrine which shall be published upon earth. 4. That he onely knoweth the true sense of Scripture. 5. That his Books are of equall authority with the holy Scripture.

Through the service of H. N. his holy and gracious Word, and our obedience thereunto; we are led of the Father to the love of Jesus Christ. 6. That the Scriptures are fulfilled in H. N. and his Family. 7. H. N. knoweth the secrets of our hearts. 8. That all men must submit themselves to the godly wisdome of H. N. &c.

10. Concerning their illuminated Elders and family.] 1. All illuminated Elders are Godded with God, or deified; and God in them hominified, or become man. 2. The young Disciples are Adams, and the illuminated Elders Christs. 3. The eldest Father of the Family is Christ himselfe. 4. That the estate of all such as are not of this Sect is a false being, the Antichrist, the wicked spirit, the kingdome of hell, and the devill himselfe. 5. The Family of Love is perfect in this life, and therefore that they must not pray for forgivenesse of sins. 6. That their illuminated Elders doe not sinne. 7. They may ioyne with any Congregation and Church, and live under the obedience of any Magistrate though never so ungodly. 8. Whatsoever is taught by any other then by their illuminated Elders is false: Such as despise their Family shall bee consumed with everla∣sting fire.

Moreover they hold:

1. That he who is one of their Congregation is either as per∣fect as Christ, or else a very divell.

2. That it is lawfull to doe whatsoever the higher Powers

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command to be done, though it be done against the commande∣ment of God.

3. That it is ridiculous to say, God the Father, God the Son, God the holy Ghost; as though by saying these words, they should affirme to be three Gods.

4. That every man ought first to be in an errour before he can come to the knowledge of the truth.

5. That heaven and hell are present in this world among us, and that there is none other.

6. That they are bound to give almes to none other persons but to those of their Sect, and if they otherwise doe, they give their Almes to the divell.

7. That they ought not to burie their dead: because it is said, let the dead bury the dead.

8. That none ought to receive their Sacraments before he re∣ceiveth their whole Ordinances, as 1. He must be admitted with a kisse, then his feet must be washed, then hands laid on him, and so received.

9. That the Angels Raphael, and Gabriel and others were borne of a woman.

10. That they ought not to say Davids Psalmes as Prayers, being righteous and without sinne.

11. That there ought to be no Sabbath day, but that all should be alike.

12. That Christ is come forth of the flesh as he came forth of the Virgin Mary.

13. That there was a world before Adams time as is now.

14. That the Law of God is possible to be kept of every man that will endeavour himselfe thereto.

15. That it is ••••pedient that they should make manifest their whole heart, with all their counsels, minds, wils, and thoughts, to∣gether with all their doings, dealings, and exercises naked and bare before the children of the Family of Love, and not to cover or hide any thing (be it was it is) before him, and what their in∣clination and nature draweth them unto.

In a word, their doctrine is perverse, blasphemous and erro∣eous: it openeth a doore to all wickednese, turning Reli∣gion

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up-side-downe, building heaven here upon earth, making God man and man God, heaven hell, and hell heaven, not ac∣counting of the Law of God, and making but a jest of the Go∣spell of Jesus Christ, leaving no manner of sin uncommitted, & yet affirming they sin not at all: for venome and poyson which will bring present death to the soule, he hath dispersed over e∣very member and Article of the Beliefe; so universall is the poy∣son of his opinion, as you may see in their confession set down by Mr. Knewstub.

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