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.
- Author
- 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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- Heresy.
- Sects.
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Contents
- title page
- table of contents
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To the Right Honourable
Thomas Atkin, Lord Major of the
Citie of London, and to the Right Wor∣shipfull,
Sir Nicholas Raynton. Isaac Penington,
Lievtenant of the Tower, Sir lo: Woollaston, Iohn Glyn Re∣corder,
Sir Iohn Cordell, Sir Thomas Soame, Sir Iohn Gayr,
Sir Iacob Garrat, Thomas Adams, Io: warner, Iohn Tous
, Abraham Reynardson, Sir George Garra , Sir George Clerke, Iohn Langham, Th mas Andrewes, Iohn Foulke, Iames Bunce, William Gibbs, and Richard Chambers She∣riffes: Samuel Warner, W lliam Barkely, Thomas Foote, Iohn Kendricke, Thomas Culh m, Simon Edmonds, Alder∣men of the said Citie. - To the Reader.
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HERESIOGRAPHY:
OR
A Description of the He∣retickes
and Sectaries sprung
up in this latter Age, &c.
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Chap. I.
- 1. Of their Originall and first proceedings.
- II. The Errors of the Anabaptists, set downe by Pontanus, Osiander, Bullinger, and others.
- III. The Confutation of these Blasphemous and detestable Errors before named.
- 3. Confutation of Errors not tollerable in Families.
- 4. The Orthodox Doctrine of the Church of England, contrary to these detestable errors, taken out of the 39. Articles.
- 5. Of the severall sorts of Anabaptists.
- 6. Of their manner of Re-baptizing, and other Rites.
- 7. How Christian Princes have suppressed these Sectaries, and especially how they have been punished in England.
- 8. Of the audacious boldnesse of these Secta∣ries at this time.
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The Confession of Faith of those
Churches which are commonly called
Anabaptists, Printed at London in the year
of our Lord God, 1644.
- Subscribed in the names of 7. Churches in London.
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In describing of the Brownists I pur∣pose
to set downe:
- 1. Their Originall, and why called
Brownists. - 2. Called also
Separatists, and why. - 3. Their agreement with the
Donatists. - 4. Their agreement with the
Anabaptists. - 5. Great In
ovators. - 6. Some of their errors set downe by Mr.
White. - 7. They are bitter Railers.
- 8. Magnifie their owne Sect.
- 9. Criminate the Dutch and French Churches.
- 10. They pretend Scripture.
- 11. Blame our Congregation for prophanenesse.
- 12. The prophanenesse, impietyl, dissentions, and lewdnesse of their own Sect.
- 13. Their equivocating and palliating their owne wickednesse.
- 14. Blame the Conversations of our Ministers.
- 15. Except against our Ministers Ordination.
- 16. Noveltie of their Ordinations.
- 17. Their singing of Psalmes.
- 18. Their Prophesying.
- 19. Their blaming set Prayers.
- 20. Their blaspheming the Lords Prayer.
- 21. The tyranny of the Separation.
- 22. Divers sorts of
Brownists. - 23. How great a sin Schisme is.
24. How they have been suppressed and punished in times past. - 25. Mr.
Scots description of aBrownist. - 26. Of the
Semi-separatists.
- 1. Their Originall.
- 2. Called also Separatists.
- 3. Agree with the Donatists.
- 4. They comply with the Anabaptists.
- 5. They are Innovators.
- 6. Some of their Errors set down by Mr. White.
- 7. Bitter Railers.
- 8. Magnifie their Sect.
- 9. Criminate the Dutch and French Church.
- 10. Pretend Scripture.
- 11. Thy avoyd our Congregations as prophane.
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12. The proph
nenesse of their Sect. -
13. Their Equivoca
ing. - 14. Blame the Conversation of our Ministers.
- 15. Except against our Ordination.
- 16. Brownists Ordination.
- 17. For their Singing.
- 18. Of their prophecying.
- 19. They will use no set Formes of Prayer.
- 20. They quarrell at the Lords Prayer.
- 21. Of the Tyranny and ill-usage of some of them to their VVives and Servants.
- 22. There are divers sorts of Separatists.
- 23. Schisme a great sinne.
- 24. How these Sectaries have been punished.
- 25. Mr. Tho. Scots description of a Brownist.
- 26. Of the Semi-separatists.
- 1. Their Originall, and why called
- Of the Independents.
- Of the Familists.
- Of ADAMITES.
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Of Antinomians.
- 1. The Originall of the Antinomians.
- 2. The errors of the Antinomians.
- 2. The first Antinomian in England.
- 3. Of the Errors of our moderne Antinomians.
- Of the stirs raised by the Antinomians and Familists in New-England, and of their banishing of them set downe by Mr. Wells in a Booke Printed for Ralph Smith at the signe of the Bible in Cornhill; in which you way read a learned Confutation of their errors.
- Their Opinions were such as these
- For declaring of this bee pleased to at∣tend two things.
- Unsavory Speeches Confuted.
- Of ARMINIANS.
- Of the Socinians.
- Antitrinitarians, or new Arrians.
- Of Millenaries.
- Hetheringtonians.
- The Anti-Sabbatarians.
- Traskites.
- Of the Iesuites.
- Of the Pelagians.
- Soule-Sleepers.
- Of the Seekers, or Expecters.
- Divorsers.
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Of the Papists.
- The fourth poynt is of the justification of a sinner.
- The sixth poynt of Satisfaction.
- The seventh poynt of Traditions.
- The eighth part concerning Vowes.
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twelfth poynt of Fasting. - The thirteenth poynt of the state of perfection.
- The fourteenth poynt is of the worshipping of Saints and especially of Invocation.
- The fifteenth poynt of the Intercession of Saints.
- The sixteenth poynt of implicite faith,
- The seventeenth poynt of Purgatory.
- The eighteenth poynt of the Supremacy.
- The nineteenth of the efficacy of the Sacraments.
- The twentieth poynt of saving Faith.
- The 21. poynt of Repentance.
- A Review of the Sectaries▪ comparing them with the PAPISTS.
- Postscript.
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An Extract of the Acts of the Nati∣onall
Synod of the Reformed Churches
of France, assembled by the Kings permis∣sion
at Charantoun, Anno
1644. 26. De∣cemb. and dayes following.
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Chap. I.
- Errata.