The history of all religions in the world, from the creation down to this present time in two parts : the first containing their theory, and the other relating to their practices ... : to which is added, a table of heresies : as also a geographical map, shewing in what countrey each religion is practised ... / by William Turner ...

A Table of Heresies and Er∣rors, or at least, different O∣pinions from what is asserted in the Column of Ortho∣doxy.

Ortho∣doxy.	Heresies and Errors.
THere is One God.	ATheist (Diagoras, Theodorus, &c.) There is no God. Julius Caesar Vanin suffered as an Atheist.
	Polytheists (Pagan), There are many Gods.
	Gnosticks, Two Gods.
	Marcionites, Two Gods: one maker of the World, bad, the other good.
	Manichees, Two Gods, One good, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; the other bad, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
	Valentinus, Thirty Gods, or 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, divi∣ded into several Syzygiae.
	Basilides, One Chief Power, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
With∣out Bo∣dy Parts, Passions.	Anthropomorphites, With a body' parts and passions, as a man.
	Meletonii, With a body, &c.
	Mahometans, Of a Corporeal Essence with a Soul.
	Hobbes, God is Almighty matter.
Who created the World, viz. Hea∣ven and Earth of nothing, and all things therein.	Aristotle, The World was Eternal.
	Hermians, Seleucians, Matter was co-eter∣nal

with God. So the Muggletonians say of Earth and Water.
	Carpocrates, Cerinthus, Simon Magus, Sa∣turninus, Menander, (Archontici,) God did not make the World; but Angels, in number 7; the Off-spring of Abraxas; without leave from God.
	Basilides, Those 7 Angels made 365 Hea∣vens.
	Marcionites, The World was too base a thing for God to create.
	Manichees, The substance of the good God was distributed by crumbs among the creatures.
	Luciferiani, Priscillianists, The Devil made the world; for it lieth in wickedness.
	Familists, God by them made the world.
	Epicurus, The world was made by a For∣tuitous concourse of Atoms.
	Hobbes, Whether God created all things else, is to be decided by the civil power.
And for∣med Man of Earth, with a Reasona∣ble Soul.	Manichees, Priscillianists, The Devil made man (his body only, I suppose they mean.)
	Patriciani, The Devil made our flesh, which may be put off by violent Death.
	Paterniani, The Devil made the lower parts of man, which may be used to sin.
	Priscillianists, The soul was made of the same substance with God.
	Luciferiani, The soul was raised out of the flesh.
	Jews in Barbary, All souls wore created together, and put in a certain Region, &c.
	Hobbes, Irenaeus, That man at his first creati∣on was imperfect.
Rules all things by his Pro∣vidence.	Epicureans, The world is too base for God to look after.
	Aristotle, Certain Angels are intrusted with the Government.

	Cyprian, God hath committed the Go∣vernment of the world to certain Coelestial Powers.
	Stoicks, Manichees, All things are Ruled by Fate and Fortune.
	Bardesanes, All things are Ruled by Fate.
	Jews in Barbary, Every man hath Two Angels, one good and another bad, attend∣ing him.
	Colarbas, The Generation and Life of man is in the 7 Planets.
	Familists, All things are Ruled by Nature, not ordered by God.
In the Godhead are 3 Persons.	Marcellians, Luciani, The Trinity is an Extension of the Deity.
	Hobbes, Is but a threefold Representation of God.
	Noetians, Praxeneans, Hermogeneans, There are 3 in the Godhead, but not 3 Persons.
	Sabellians, 3 in Name only.
	Gnosticks, Marcionitos, Valentinians, More Gods, yet not 3 Persons.
	Syreni, Tritheites, Eunomeans, 3 Gods, or Spirits, or Principles, not distinguished on∣ly, but divided also.
	Macedonians, Franciscans, 2 Gods, Father and Son, Old and New.
	Seleucians, 1 Person.
	Armenians, Anastasius, Emp. Apollinarians, A Quaternity.
	Servetus, There is no distinction of Per∣sons in God.
	Jews, Turks, Montanists, Deny the Trini∣ty: so likewise the Muggletonians.
	Blandrat, Alciat, Christians in worshipping 3 Persons, worship 3 Devils.
	Lord Herbert denied Jesus Christ to be a Person in the Godhead.
	Alogiani, Samosateni, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 (John▪ 1.1.) doth not signifie a Person, but the purpose of God the Father to make the world, and send Christ.

	Antitrinitarians, Polonian Arians, Socinians also, Deny the Trinity of Persons.
The Fa∣ther.	Servetus, There is no real Generation in God.
	Muggletonians, God the Father was a Spi∣ritual Man from Eternity, but in time pro∣duced a Natural Body.
	Theaurau John, 'Tis nonsense to say God is the Father of us all.
Jesus Christ the Son of God.	Arrian-dadeians, Christ is the Father's Servant.
	Arians, Not truly or naturally the Son of God, nor of the same Substance with the Father.
	Servetus, Christ was but a Figure of the Son of God.
By Eter∣nal Ge∣neration.	Photiniani, Servetiani, (Nativitarii) the Son always was, but not Son till Born of the Virgin.
	Eunomians, Samosatenians, say the same.
	Francis Ker, Christ was not God, till af∣ter his Resurrection.
	Pelonian Arians, The Eternal generation of the Son is against Truth and Reason.
Very God.	Carpoorates, Cerinthians, Ebionites, Mat. Hammant, Turks, Socinians Jews, Eunomi∣ans, Impugned Christ's Divinity.
	Agnoite, Christ's Divine Nature was ig∣norant of some things.
	Nestorians, Christ became God by Merit, not by Nature.
	Catabapt. (some) Blandrat, Christ is not the true God.
Of one substance with the Father.	Macedonians, Christ is not of one Sub∣stance with the Father.
	Anomoei, Not like the Father at all.

	Acatiani, Semi-Ariani, He is like the Fa∣ther, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
	Aeriani, He is like the F. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
Very Man of a Hu∣mane, Bo∣dy.	Saturninus, Marcionites, Eutychiant, Cerdoni∣ani, Manichees, Archontici, (Phantasmatici.) Christ was Man but putatively.
	Apellitae, Christ took an Etherial Body of the Stars.
	Valentiniani, (Menno) A Spiritual and Ce∣lestial Body, by the Virgin Mary, as by a Channel.
	Apollinarians, Christ's humanity is con∣substantial with the Father.
	Ʋbiquitarii, Christ's Body, humanity, is every where.
	Servetus, Christ's Body was compact of three uncreated Elements.
	Aphthartodo••itae, Christ's Body was not corruptible; but immortal as soon as he took it.
And rea∣sonable Soul.	Eunomians, Arians, Christ had a humane Body, but not Soul.
	Apollinarists, Christ had a humane Body, but not Soul; or if Soul, not Mind.
	Valentinus, Christ had a carnal Soul.
	Theopaschites, Christ had a Body, but not Soul.
God and Man in one Per∣son.	Eutychians, Dioscurus, Severites, Christ had but one nature, compounded of Di∣vine and Humane.
	Arephali, Theodosiani, Christ had not the properties of both natures.
	Nestorians, The word and Flesh were united in one Person, as two Friends in love.
	Apollinarists, The word was changed into Flesh.

Conceived by the Ho∣ly Ghost.	Monothelites, Christ had but one Will.
	Theodorus Mesechius, The word is one thing, and Christ another.
Born of the Vir∣gin Mary	Ebionites, Carpocrates, Theodosius, Christ was conceived by Man of Humane Seed. ex Viri coitu.
	Valentinians, Anabaptists, Familists, Christ took the Flesh of the Virgin Mary, qu. by a Channel.
	Armenii, Christ had an incorruptible Bo∣dy from the first moment of Conception.
	Nestorius, The Virgin Mary was not 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
	Socinus, Christ's Incarnation is against Reason.
	Hoffman, God took Flesh of himself.
	Mennonists, Denied Christ to be born of Mary.
	Antimarians, Denied Mary's Virginity, as did also Cerin hus and Helcidius.
Pure from all Sin.	Jews, Christ was a Violater of the Sab∣bath Law, &c.
	Marcionites, Christ dissolved the Law, Prophets, and all the Works of God.
	Saturnians, Christ came into the World to destroy the God of the Angels.
	Mat. Hamant, Christ was a sinful Man, and abominable Idol.
	Leon. Vairus, Christ was a Veneficus, a common Poisoner of Men and Women.
Our only Saviour.	Barcocab, Moses Cretensis, False Messiahs of the Jews.
	Arminius, Christ died sufficiently for all, but not effectually for any particular Per∣sons.

	Socinus, Christ did not satisfie for us, but obtained power for us to satisfie for our selves.
	Simon Magus, False Saviours. Called himself the Holy Ghost. Called himself greater than Christ.
	Menander, False Saviours. Called himself the Holy Ghost. Called himself greater than Christ.
	Montanus, False Saviours. Called himself the Holy Ghost. Called himself greater than Christ.
	Manes, False Saviours. Called himself the Holy Ghost. Called himself greater than Christ.
	Mahomet, False Saviours. Called himself the Holy Ghost. Called himself greater than Christ.
	David Geogre, False Saviours. Called himself the Holy Ghost. Called himself greater than Christ.
	Noetus, called himself Moses, and his Brother Aaron.
	One Mother Jane, is the Saviour of Women, said Postellus the Jesuit.
	Saturnius, Desider, Burdegal, Eudo de Stella, &c. False Christs.
Was cru∣cified, dead, bu∣ried.	Cerinthus, Jesus was not Christ.
	Manichees, Phantasmatici, Cerdonites, Euty∣chians, Christ suffered not truly, but in ap∣pearance only.
	Familists, The Incarnation and Passion of Christ is to be understood Allegorically.
	Sabellians, Serverus, Basilides, Armenii, A∣pollinarij, (Patri-Passians Theopaschites,) The Godhead suffered. So also the Muggletonians.
	Islebius, Andreas Musculus, Christ suffered in his Humanity and Divinity both.
	Petrus Antioch. The whole Trinity was crucified.
	Manichees, The very Devils hung upon the Cross.
	Muhamedeus, Not Christ who escap'd through the Roof of the House, but Judas the Traitor was crucified in the shape of Christ.
	Socinus, Christ died for the Infirmities of our Nature.
Descend∣ed into Hell.	Liberatores, Christ descending into Hell, the damned souls believed, and were deli∣vered.

	Papists, Christ went into Lake Limbo, to loose the souls of our Forefathers.
	Carlisle, Christ descended not into Hell at all.
	Banister, Christ in Hell endured the very Torments of the Damned.
Rose a∣gain the 3d day.	Jews, Hamant, David George, Deny the Resurrection of Christ.
	Cerinthus, Christ shall Rise, is not yet Risen.
	Swenkfeldians, Christ after his Resurrecti∣on was so Deified, that he is meerly God alone.
Ascended into Hea∣ven.	Jews, &c. Hamant, Christ is not ascend∣ed.
	Ket, Christ's Humane Nature is not a∣scended, but is in Judea, gathering a Church.
	Montanists, Cataphrygians, Carpocratians, Christ in soul only ascended.
	Papists, Christ at his Ascension carried with him the souls of those he delivered out of Limbo.
	Germ. Divines, Christ carried with him the souls and bodies of those he raised out of their Graves.
	Brentius and Ʋbiquitaries, Christ's body, after his Ascension, now is every where.
Thence he shall come to judg the World.	Atheists, Manichees, There shall be no ge∣neral Judgment.
	Origenists, Catabaptists, All the Devils and Damned in Hell, shall after some time be saved.
	Turks, Those Devils, &c. that in Hell cry for mercy, shall be saved.
	Familists. The wicked shall not be judg∣ed, but die as Bruits.

	Coppinger and Arthington, said Will. Hacket was come to judge the World, and themselves were his Angels.
	Papists, Beside Christ, the Pope is Judg of Quick and Dead.
	Cerinthus, Papias, Origenes, Justinus, Nepoti∣ani, Adamantii, Chiliastae, assert, Christ shall Reign on the Earth 1000 years after the Re∣surrection. So Apollinarii, Victorinus, Tertulli∣an, Irenaeus, Lactantius.
	Jews, Before the Judgment, there shall be a Golden Age to the Godly.
	Hutistes, Take upon them to prefix the very day and hour of Christ's coming to Judg∣ment.
The H. Ghost is truly God.	Macedonians, Tropicks, Arians, The Holy Ghost is a Creature or Power Celestial, crea∣ted by God thro' the Word.
	Effrontes, The Holy Ghost is a bare Moti∣on, inspired by God into the Mind.
	Samosatenus, Photinus, Socinus, Servetus, Turks, Ochinus, Lombard, Ket, Hamant, Brow∣nists, (some) Pneumatomachous likewise, say∣ing, the Holy Ghost is not God, but God's Love or Vertue, whereby he works i•• his Children.
	Hierax, Melchisedec was the Ho∣ly Ghost.
	Sim. Magus, His Helen was the Ho∣ly Ghost.
	Franciscan, S. Francis was the Ho∣ly Ghost.
	Helehe, The Holy Ghost was a Woman, and the natural Sister of Christ.
	Grecians, Russians, The H. Ghost proceeds from the Father, but not from the Son.
	Tritheists, The H. Ghost is inferior to the Father; as the Arians say, he is not inferior to the Son.
Mankind is by Na∣ture cor∣rupt, and guilty of Original sin.	Saturninus, Some men are naturally good, tho some bad.
	Carpocratians, (some of them) they were every way as innocent as Christ.

	Adamites, They were ever way as inno∣cent as Adam before his Fall.
	Jews, Carpocratians, Familists, Flatly deny Original sin.
	Pelagians, Adam's sin hurt not his poste∣rity.
	Albanenses, There is no Original sin, if their Adversaries report truly of them.
	Jack-a Leyden, No Original sin.
	Papists, The Virgin Mary was free from sin Original.
	Council Trent, Concupiscence is no sin, but proceeds from sin, and inclines to sin.
	Manichees, Original sin is another substance within us, so that Man is not voluntarily, but necessarily driven to evil.
	Socinus, There is no Original Sin (i. e.) Concupiscence and Deformity of Nature in us.
Contra∣cted by natural generati∣on from Adam, & justly, we being in his loins when he fell.	Florinus, Blastus, Hermogenes, Therefore God is the Author of sin.
	Valentinians, Original Sin comes From the Devil.
	Apollinarians Original Sin comes From Nature.
	Pelagians Original Sin comes By Imitation.
	Familists Original Sin comes By Imitation.
	Arminius, All men are received into the Covenant of Grace, and all freed from Ori∣nal Sin.
So that now we have no will to good of ourselves.	Pharisees, Sadduces, Pelagians, Donatists, Pa∣pists, Anabaptists. Man hath no free will to Good.
	Lawr. Valla, Man hath no Power to move his Body to outward things, nor his Mind to sin.
	Hobbes, Liberty of will in the Soul is Phy∣sically necessary.
	Socinus. There is a Free will to Goodness in us.

	Arminius, A Natural Man can (by using the gifts of Nature rightly) obtain saving Grace, &c.
Nor suffici∣ent Know∣ledg of our Duty.	Montanists, said, They knew more than the Apostles of Christ,
	Socinus, No man by the Light of Nature can have any Knowledg of God.
Yet God requires holiness.	Carpocrates, A Vicious Life will appease the Evil Angels.
	Basilides, Ex••oll'd a civil Righteousness up to the very Heavens.
Viz. That we wor∣ship him alone.	Angelici, Adored Angels; so did the Jews, and Pythagoreans, and Platonists.
	Armenii, The Cross.
	Helcesaitae, The Water, and some Women a-kin to Helceseus.
	Greeks, The V. Mary, and Pictures.
	Collyridiani, Offered bread to the Virgin M.
	Papists, Saints.
	Pagans, Men, under the Names of Jupiter, Saturn, &c.
	Persians, A Dragon.
	Syrians, A Fish and Pigeons.
	Aegyptians, An Ox, Calf, Cats, Vultures, Cro∣codiles.
	Turks, Mahomet.
	Americans, The Devil, under the name of Zemes, and Tanto, and Cendir.
	Hakem, President of Egypt, a Mahometan, would be called God; and was so by a servant of his, Darareus, who told him, he had got 16000 Disciples; viz. who would call him God.
	Cuscans and Peruvians; Viracocha; i.e. the Creator of Heaven and Earth; (Vaspu) i. e. Wonderful; and the Sun and Stars, and Au∣thor of Rain and Thunder; and Pachacuma and Macamoca; i.e. the Earth and Sea, and Rainbow, high Trees, &c. Dragons, Bears, Ti∣gers, &c.

	Mexicani,—Vitzliputzli, viz. Idolum quod∣dam.
	Muggletonians, decry all outward Wor∣ship.
	Quietists, do the same, and call to that which is Inward and spiritual.
	Clancularii, professed no Religion with their mouth, but kept it in their heart.
Accord∣ing to his Word & Will.	Pettaloronchiae, put the Finger in the Mouth, to appease God with silence.
	Tascodrongitae Spirituales, put the Finger in the Nose, to shew their Ardency in Prayer.
	Nudi-pedales, Went barefoot.
	Collyridiani, Used to carry about Bread in Honour of the Blessed Virgin.
	Papists, In Procession carry about the Sacrament on Horse-back, the Pope being carried on in a chair of Gold on the shoul∣ders of 6 or 8 Noblemen.
By pray∣ing to him.	Messaliani, Euchitae, Euphemite, Psalliani, Martyriani, were constantly Devoted to Prayers, but idle.
	Agonyclitae, Would not Pray kneeling, nor prostrate, but only standing.
	Beghardinae, Beghinae, No need of Prayers and Fasting.
	Prodiciani, Brownists, Reject the Lord's Prayer, and all set Forms.
And prai∣sing him.	Arnheim Church, sing the Prophets and their own Hymns.
And fa∣sting and absti∣nence.	Cerdon, Marcion, Saturninus, Carpocrates, From flesh and marriage.
	Tatianus, From Flesh, Wine and Women. Manichees (the Priests did so, yet in Fasts had plenty and variety of Fruits, spices, Liquors, &c.

	Severus, From Wine, Women and Mar∣riage.
	Gnosticks, Aerians, Priscillianists, Aposto∣licks, Hierarchites, Valentinians, Marriage is not Lawful (or meet) whoredom is: so say the Armenians; Apostolici and Encratitae from Marriage and Riches.
	Turks, Jews, Polygamy is Lawful: so like∣wise say the Hermogenians, and Ochinites.
	Valesii, Castrated themselves.
	Nicolaitans, Sim. Magus, Woredom is Lawful.
	Papists, They which are of spiritual Kindred, may not marry.
	Papists, admit none into the Clergy that are married, unless they will be first unmarried.
	Vigilantian admit none into the Clergy that are married, unless they will be first unmarried.
	Bishops, admit none into the Clergy that are married, unless they will be first unmarried.
	Origen, Tertullian, Catharans, Henricians, none should marry twice. And Montanists, of whom Tertullian was one: so Athenagoras Hierome, Nazianzen, Origen.
	Ossens, compel People to marry.
	Manichees, Forbid marriage to the Electi (Priests.)
As God hath re∣vealed his Will in the holy Scrip∣tures of the Old and New Testa∣ment.	Circumcellians Burnt the Holy Scriptures.
	Archontici, rejected most of the Old Testament, and substituted the Apocrypha in its room.
	Basilides, Carpocrates, Valentinians, Mani∣chees, Severians, Catabaptists, Marcionites, Apelles, rejected the Old Testament (for the most part:) so the Socinians.
	Ebion, allowed only S. Matthew's Gospel, called Paul an Apostate.
	—Sadduces, only the Pentateuch.
	Muscovites rejected the 4 last Books of Moses.
	Samarites, all but the Law and Prophets.
	Nicolaitans. Anabapt. Psalms.
	Some Rabbins, Anabapt. Job.

	Porphyry rejected Daniel.
	Sebastian Castellio, Canticles.
	Manichees, Severites, Acts.
	Marcion, all the Epistles, except to Tim. and Titus.
	Althemerus, Epistles of James and John.
	Wigandus, John's first and second Epistles, and Jude.
	Card. Cajetan, Epistles of James, and to the Hebrews; Two last of John and Jude.
	Heshusius, and Luther (at first), Revela∣tions.
	Valentinians allowed only John.
	Marcion, only Luke.
	Tatians, only the Acts.
	Jews, Mat. Hamant, Reject all the New Testament.
	Pope Leo, called the Gospel a Fable.
	Anabapt. Familists, Quakers, Deny the Scri∣pture to be the word of God.
	Hobbes, The books of the Old and New Testament, are not canon, unless made so by the civil power.
	Jacobus H••estratus, He is an Heretick that cleaves to the Scriptures.
	Sadduces, Familists, The Fathers, under the Law, understood nothing but a Temporal Happiness.
The only sure Rule of Faith and Man∣ners.	Jews Assert Their Cabala.
	Turks Assert The Alcoran.
	Manichees Assert Their Mysteries.
	Archonticks Assert Their Symbonia.
	Scythians Assert —Jobelea.
	Papists Assert —Decret. & Tradit.
	Enthusiasts, Familists, &c. Assert —Fansies and Pre∣tended Revelat.
	Hobbes Assert —Law of the Land
	Quakers Assert —Dict. of the Spirit

To be interpret∣ed ac∣cording to the Analogy of Faith.	Pharisees, Papists, Severians, The Scripture may be Expounded, how ye list: Are a Ship-mans Hose, &c. a Leaden Rule.
	Servetus, S••enkfeldians, Valdesius, Fami∣lists, Moranus, Libertines, Quakers, Anabap∣tists, Reject written Commentaries on Scripture, and Interpret according to their own Light of Reason.
	Origenists, Libertines, Familists, Interpret according to the Allegorical sense, for the most part.
	Thomists and Monks, On every Scripture will have an Analogical, Allegorical, Histo∣rical and Moral Exposition.
	Brocardus, Morelius, Will have a mystical and Prophetical Exposition.
	Cardinal Crusanus, As the Church alters, so doth the Interpretation of Scripture.
	Joh. de Wassalia, The Scriptures are too hard for any mortal man to Interpret.
	Jews, Interpret according to the Expo∣sitions of their Rabbies.
	Papists, According to the Expositions of the Church: i. e. Traditions, Fathers Popes, Councils.
But the Ceremo∣nial Law being A∣bolished.	Jews, Ebion, Cerinthus, Armenians, Fa∣milists, &c. The ceremonial Law is not Abolished. So said also Blastus and Flori∣nus. So also the False App. and Serdonites, and Nazarites.
	Sabbatarians, Traskites, The 7th day Sabbath is still to continue, being Natural, Moral, &c.
And Judicial Laws.	Brownists. We are tied to all the Judicial Laws of Moses.
	Ph. Stubbs, To some, if not to all.

The Moral Law ob∣ligeth all	Manichees, The Old Law came from the Prince of Darkness.
	Isleb. Agricola, Antinomians, The Law is not to be preached, nor the conscience of sinners to be terrified.
Banister, It is utterly unlawful for the E∣lect, to think, speak, or hear of the ••ear of God, which the Law preacheth.
	Glover, a Brownist, Love is come in place of the 10 Commandments.
	Almaricus, Moses's Law continued till Christ; of Christ, till Almaricus; of the Holy Ghost, till the End of the World.
Which yet no meer man can keep Perfectly in this Life, but are all guilty.	Manichees, Catharists, Novatians, could not sin, so much as in Thought. So the Jo∣vinians also.
	Donatists, were so perfect, they could ju∣stifie other men.
	Pelagians, need not say, Forgive us our Trespasses.
	Marcionites, were as pure as Paul and Pe∣ter.
	Tatianus and Spirituales, boasted the Gifts of the spirit, and condemned others.
	Beghardi-ine, hold Perfection here, no in∣creasing in grace.
	Anabapt. Familists, Quakers, men may per∣fectly keep the Law of God. So saith Socinus also.
	Papists, Pharisees, men may do more good works than God commands, viz. of Supererogation.
Some more, some less.	Stoicks, Pelagians, Jovinianus, all sins are equal.
But are Justified by Faith in Christ	Phariseess, We are Justified by external Righteousness.
	Sim. Magus,—His fair Helena.

	Turks, —Pilgrimage to Meccha, or Kis∣sing Mahomet's Sepulcher.
	Valentinians. —Labour of their Hands and good Works. See afterwards.
	Turks, Erasmus, Galeatus Martius, —Liv∣ing according to Nature. So said Lampa∣tius.
	Anabapt. Turks, false App. in Asia, —Works without Faith.
	False App. at Jerusal. Ebion. Russians. Papists, —by Faith and Works.
	Mat. Hamant, —God's meer mercy, not Christ's merits.
	Osiandrists, We are Justified by the Es∣sential Righteousness of Christ dwelling in us.
Attend∣ed with good works.	Atheists, Aetians, Basilidians, Circumcelli∣ans, Machiavillians cast off all Vertue, Grace, Godliness.
	Simonians, To practise good Works, is a yoke too Heavy.
	Libertines, When Justified, a man may live as he list.
	Carpocratians, A Vicious Life will ap∣pease the Evil Angels. See before.
	Valentinians, Archontici (Gnosticks) Spi∣ritual Men (as themselves) please God by their knowledg. Natural men by their Bodily Labour. Material men are unca∣pable of Salvation.
To help us herein God hath ap∣pointed in Church Catholick,	Jews, Donatists, Papists, Graecians with the Russians, Anabaptists, &c. Brownists, Con∣fin'd the Church to themselves, the Dona∣tists to Africa.
	Invisibles, The Church of Christ is Invi∣sible.
The word to be prea∣ched.	Phrygians, Montanists; Messalians, Enthu∣siasts; Anabapt; Familists, Swenkfeldians,

Brownists, Barrowists, Muggletonians, Con∣demn the outward ministry, and depend on Revelations.
	Libertines, Preaching is no ordinary means leading to the Knowledg of the Truth.
By Mini∣sters law∣fully au∣thorized and qua∣lified,	Anabaptists, Familists, &c. Due Election is not necessary.
	Familists, None but Elders in the Family may be Ministers.
	Russians, None twice married.
	Papists, None married.
	Acephalians, Quakers, Pepuzians, Women may be Deacons, Ministers and Preachers, Bishops.
And main∣tain'd by their call∣ings.	Anabaptists, Quakers, Brownists, Freemen, Reject Tithes.
And Two Sacra∣ments on∣ly to be admin∣stred by them.	Papists, Seven Sacraments are appointed, whereof Baptism may be administred by women, as well as men, in necessary cases.
	Marcionites, Pepuzlans, Private persons may baptize.
	Geneva Presbyt. A Lay-Elder may give the Cup in the Sacrament.
	Puritans, Doctors may not administer the Sacraments, but only teach.
	Eutychites, Quakers, Swenkfeldians, Asco∣dryptae, Reject all Sacraments.
Baptism a sign of our Pro∣fe••sion.	Nazarens, were circumcised as Jews, bap∣tized as Christians.
	Jacobites, Are crossed upon their Arms, foreheads, &c. instead of it.
	Manichees, baptize none.
	Anabaptists, None till of grown Age.
	As also Pelagians, Henricians, Heracleans, None till adult.

	Sweemerian Anabap. Servetians, Familists, None till 30 years of Age.
	Barrowists, Brownists, None who are the children of profane Parents.
	Marcionites, None that are married; only single persons, Widows, &c.
	Cataphrygians, baptized dead bodies.
	Marcionites, baptized the living for the dead; i. e. for the behalf of the dead. Chrysost.
	Papists, baptize Bells, &c.
	Novatians, Papists, Re-baptize those which are baptized by Hereticks. See after.
	Flagelliferans, Baptism by Water is ceased, baptism of voluntary blood, by whipping, is come in its place.
	Origenists, Baptism by fire is the true bap∣tism.
	Effrontes, shaved their foreheads, till they bled, and then anointed them with Oyl.
A Seal of our Re∣genera∣tion.	Montanists, Novatians, Russians, All that die afore baptism are undoubtedly damned.
	Messalians, sins past only are put a∣way by Bap∣tism.
	Pelagians, Jovinians, all sins are put a∣way by Bap∣tism.
	Papists (Thomists) Orig. only are put a∣way by Bap∣tism.
	Banisterians, Baptism is no more than common Washings.
	Hierachites, Children belong not to Hea∣ven, because they have no merits by spi∣ritual Warfare.
2. The Lord's Supper, whose outward Signs are Bread & Wine.	Eucretites, Tatians, Severians, used no Wine.
	Aquarii, Hydroparastites, used water.
	Montanists, Cataphrygians, used bread and blood (some say man's seed.)
	Artotyrites, bread and Cheese.
	Manichees, bread and man's seed admini∣stred in one kind.

	Muscovites, Donatists, Albanenses, bread and wine, and warm-water.
	Gnosticks, An Infant, begot in their pro∣miscuous Embraces, beat in a mortar, sea∣son'd with Honey and Pepper, &c. and then devour it, calling it their Pass-over. Epiph.
The things signified, are the Body and Blood of Christ, taken by the godly Receiver.	Messalians, Familists, The Sacraments are but ceremonial bodyes, which may be used in obedience to Magistrates.
	Mat. Hamant, They are not necessary in the Church of God.
	Papists, They confer Grace ex Opere Ope∣rato, and are absolutely necessary to salvati∣on. The Priest may receive for the Absent and Dead.
	Banisterians, There will be a time, when we shall need no Sacraments.
	Russians, Gave the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper to babes and infants, and dead bodies.
	Lutherans, Synusiasts, Ʋbiquitarii, Christ's body is corporally taken by every Commu∣nicant, the Bread and Wine being consub∣stantiated.
	Symbolists, Figurists, Signisicatists, The Faithful at the Lord's Supper receive no∣thing, but bare signs.
	Marcus, The Wine is converted into Blood.
The ef∣ficacy of which depends not on the Worthi∣ness of the Mi∣nisters.	Donatists, Novatians, Agrippiani, Origen, Petilians, Cyprian, Apostolicks, Henricians, Rebaptizantes, All denied wicked men to be Lawful Ministers, and most of them Re∣baptiz'd, such as were before Baptized by Hereticks.
	Anabapt. Familists, Independents, Wicked Ministers cannot Preach truly and duly, as they ought.
	Disciplinarian (Puritans) condemn all Mi∣nisters that Preach not.

	Sabbatarians, condemn all that hear not Preaching Ministers every Sabbath.
	Brownists —all that Communicate with a blind or dumb Ministry.
	Rhemists, —That hear Hereticks Sermons, tho True.
	Albanenses, The sacraments lose their Ef∣ficacy, if given by wicked Priests.
For the Church may Err.	Papists, It cannot, for its Head (the Pope) is Infallible.
Donatists, Familists, It is pure.
And general Councils to be ga∣thered by Princes may Err.	Papists, Emperors and Kings are but the Pope's summoners.
	Beza, &c. Private persons may call As∣semblies.
	Muscovites, since the 7th General Coun∣cil, neither Prince nor Pope may call a General Council.
	Papists, They cannot Err, the Holy Ghost is directer to them.
But the due Admi∣nistrat. of the Word and Sacra∣ments, are sufficient marks of the visible Church.	Papists, Unity, Universality, Antiquity, and Succession, &c. are the signs.
	Brownists, Administration of the Word Sacraments and Discipline, are.
If per∣form'd in a known Tongue.	Ossens, Prayed in a strange Language, which they Learned of Alexus their Foun∣der.
	Marcosians, At the ministration of Bap∣tism, used certain Hebrew words, &c.
	Turks, Perform all their superstitions in the Arabian Tongue.

	Jacobites, Use a Tongue unknown to the Vulgar.
	Russians, Use a mixture of the Greek and Sclavonian in their Liturgy.
	Papists, Have divine service, prayers, sa∣craments in Latin.
To pre∣serve them from con∣tempt, God hath appoint∣ed Bi∣shops & Pastors.	Anabaptists, Contobabdites, Apostolicks, con∣demn all Bishops and superiority amongst Men.
	Acephalians, Would submit to no Bishops.
	Aerians, make Bishops and Priests all one (equal.)
	Jesuits, made a Law for the Abrogation of Episcopal Jurisdictions.
	Disciplinarian (Puritans) Are against Archbishops and Bishops, &c. of large Ju∣risdiction.
To Ex∣communicate obstinate Offen∣ders.	Paulicians, Condemned all censures Ec∣clesiastical.
	Pelagians, Hereticks (too otherwise sound) may be Ecommunicated for private Errors.
	Papists, Excommunicated Kings, Dead men, &c. whole Kingdoms.
	S. Bernard, Flies.
	Apostlicks, All that were married.
	Brownists, Whole Cities and Churches.
	Barrowists, Kings.
	Erastus, denied Excommunication as in∣herent in the Churche's power.
And Ab∣solve them being Pe∣nitent.	Montanists, Novatians, Meletius, Anabapt. Germ. Barrowists, Melchior, Heffman, All that sin after Baptism, are Reprobate.
Who also may ap∣point cere∣monies in the Church not Re∣pugnant to God's word.	Papists, The Pope may alter the Sacra∣ments, &c.
	Familists, Brownists, Disciplinarians, The Worship of God should be simple; Chri∣stians are free, &c.

	Melancthon and the Adiaphorists, Held the Customs and Constitutions of the Church of Rome to be indifferent things.
God hath appointed the Civil Magistrate	Albanenses, Manichees, Fratricellians, Fla∣gelliferies, Anabaptists, Familists, Condemn Magistracy; or assert, That it is founded on Grace. Yet the Familists profess Love and Obedience to all kind of Magistrates.
	Free-men, Asserted that they were freed from Obedience to Magistrates, Taxes, Tithes, &c.
And the King as supreme;	Papists, The King's Supremacy extends not to Popes, Priests or the Church.
	Disciplinarians of Scotland, Princes must be subject to the Church.
Who by administration of an Oath.	Esseis, Albanenses, Anabaptists, Quakers, Swearing before Magistrates is unlawful.
Which ought to be unvio∣late and sacred, without dissimula∣tion of the Truth.	Basilidians, Priscillianists, Helchisaites, Fa∣milists, Henricians, To avoid Persecution, will swear and forswear.
	Jesuits, &c. Sciti and Cagi, (Turkish Priests) To promote the interest of their own Church and damnify the adversary, will equivocate and forswear.
	Familists, Hobbists, Libertines, men may outwardly profess what they will, if their Hearts be sound.
And in∣flicting corporal Punish∣ments on Offenders.	Manichees, Donatists, Anabaptists, None for any Offence is to be put to Death.
	Familists, For Sins of the second Table men may be put to Death, not for Errors in Religion.

And the exercise of the Sword, which he bears not in vain,	Manichees, Lactantius, Lud. Vives, &c. Ana∣bapt. Familists, Erasmus, doubted, or deny∣ed War to be Lawful.
	Muggletonians, Christians using the steel, are ignorant of Christ, and enemies of his Gospel.
May maintain each one's properties.	Manichees, Esseis, Pelagians, Apostolicks, Fratricellians, Anabaptists, Familists, Nudipe∣dales, would have Christians Goods com∣mon.
They who are prede∣stinated to Life.	Pelagians, Predestinates, Familists, &c. The Doctrine of Predestination, is a licen∣tious and dangerous Doctrine.
	Armenians, God predestinates on fore∣sight of our Faith and Obedience.
After Death immedi∣ately, (a debt due to sin) the Soul is made happy in the en∣joyment of God.	Pelagius, Socinus, If Adam had not sinned, yet he had died.
	Berylliani, Soul and Body both dye, till the Resurrection. So the Arabici, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
	Psucho-pannuchites, Held that the Soul sleeps in the Grave wth the body, till the Resurrection.
	Manichees, Corpocrates, Held a Transmi∣gration of Souls, &c. viz. That they might sin in other bodies.
	Tertullii, wicked mens souls are turned into beasts or Devils. a Tertulliano.
	Mahometans, salvation consists in carnal pleasures.
	Muggletonians, The soul of man is mortal, as well as the body.
	Armenians, Regenerate men may, and do fall Finally, and may sin against the Holy Ghost; no assurance being possible in this Life, without special Revelation.

And at the Resurrect∣ion shall be United to the bo∣dy, and both eternal∣ly blessed.	False Apostles, Basilides, Carpocrares, Va∣lentinus, Cerdon, Manes, Familists, Hieracites, Salvation belongs only to the soul, there be∣ing no Resurrection.
	Muggletonians, Holy men, when glorified, shall have new bodies and souls given them, of the very same Nature with God.
The Wicked shall be turned into Hell for ever and ever.	Atheists, There is No Hell.
	Familists, —but in the consciences of men in this Life.
	Origenists, Cacabapt. &c. All the most wicked, yea, Devils, after some time, shall be saved.
	Papists, believe a Purgatory; viz. a tem∣porary punishment.
	Socinus, Death Eternal is only a perpe∣tual continuance in Death, or Annihila∣tion.
	Muggletonians, No Devil but the spirit of man's unclean Reason, and cursed Imagina∣tion.
False Prophets	Samsei, Prognostici, Foretold things co come, &c.
	Barcocab, A Jewish Prophet, who preten∣ded to be the Star that was to arise out of Ja∣cob.
	Theaurau John, Another False Jewish Pro∣phet, who called himself Priest of the Jews.
	Mahomet, The False Prophet of the Ma∣hometans.
	John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton, pre∣tended to be the Two Last Witnesses, and Prophets of Christ, sent to seal the Elect and Reprobate.
Apo∣states, &c.	Aquila Ponticus, first a Christian, next a Gentile, last a Jew.
	Lucian, Julian, Francis Spira.

Gross Hereticks.	••hetorius, Lampetius, Allowed all Heresies, thought none out of the Truth.
Veritas Simplex.	Error Multiplex.

Synonyma Hereticorum, &c. Historia.

VAlentiniani, Gnostici, à Valente quem Epiphanius 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 appellat, qui Vixit sub Antonino Pio, at Philosophiae Operam dedit Platonicae, Pythagori∣cae, & Aristotel. Christianus vero factus fastidivit simplici∣latem Doctrinae de Deo, Trinitate, &c. Episcopatum igitur sperans, cum repulsam tulisser, portentosae illius haeresis au∣thor excitit. Hotting, vid. Dan. p. 34. Tertul.

Marcionitae, quorum author fuit Marcion Ponticus, cogno∣mento Nauclerus, qui Cerdonis fuit Discipulus, & Stoicae Philosophlae addictus. Idem.

Menandriani, à Menandro Samaritano, Simonis Magi Di∣scipulo, quorum communia habuit dogmata. Imo (ut Epi∣phan.) 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Idem.

Cerinthiani, Merinthiani, Pseudapostoli; fuit enim Cerin∣thus Pseudapostolor. Princeps, qui primus Justiciariam controversiam movit, ipsi{que} Petro Joppae restitit.

Helcesaitae, Hierachitae, ab Hieracha, Aegyptio, Patria Le∣ontopolite, nuncupati.

Samosateniani, Pauliani, Paulistae, a Paulo Samosat. Episc. Antioch.

Manichaei a Mane (〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, August.) qu. manni 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, fundens, ut Discipuli cam nuncuparunt, in tres sectas di∣visi,

• 1. Catharistas, mundatores.
• 2. Macarios.
• 3. Manichaeos speciarim.

Novatiani, Cathari, a Novato, Afro. Exteri Scriptores, Gazaros perperam appellant.

Chiliastae, Millenarii, a Cerintho Judaizante, qui opinio∣nes suas ex Talmudistorum de Regno Messiae disputationib. petijt.

Note, 1. Cerinthians meant an Earthly, Sensual Kingdom, the Restoration of Jerusalem and the Temple.

2. The FF. &c. meant a Sabbath of 1000 Years in honest pleasures and peace, after 6000 of labour; the Author whereof, saith Eusebius, was Papias, a weak man.

Ariani, ab Ario, Natione Lybe, Presbytero in Be••calo Ecclesia in Alexandria, sententia ejus fuit, Christum ne{que} suisse Deum, ne{que} aeternum, sed Creaturam, excellentem quidem, & caeteris dignitate praestantiorem, ab eo variae se∣ctae ortae sunt: sed praevaluerunt

Semi-ariani, (sive Acatiani ab Acatio Caesareae Palestinae Episcopo) dicentes, Christum Patri non esse 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, consubstantialem; sed 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, similem Essentis.

• Photiniani, a Photino Sirmii Episcopo, Idem docuerunt cum Samosate∣nianis.
• Marcelliani a Marcello, Idem docuerunt cum Samosate∣nianis.
• Luciani a Lucio Episcopo, Idem docuerunt cum Samosate∣nianis.
• Donatistae a Donato, Docuerunt, 1. Se nulla Ma∣gistratus Au∣thoritate re∣primandos. 2. A Catholicis baptizatos ipsi rebaptizabant. 3. In homines a sua secta alienos vi & armis saevierunt.
• Montenses Romae dicti, Docuerunt, 1. Se nulla Ma∣gistratus Au∣thoritate re∣primandos. 2. A Catholicis baptizatos ipsi rebaptizabant. 3. In homines a sua secta alienos vi & armis saevierunt.
• Circumcelliones per varios mortes seip∣fos necantes, Docuerunt, 1. Se nulla Ma∣gistratus Au∣thoritate re∣primandos. 2. A Catholicis baptizatos ipsi rebaptizabant. 3. In homines a sua secta alienos vi & armis saevierunt.

Macedoniani, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, à Macedonio, C.P. Episc.

Priscillianistae, a Priscilliano Hispan. quorum dogmata permixta sunt cum Gnosticorum & Manichaeorum.

Nestorius fuit Episc. Constantinop. homo superbus, in ex∣ilium ejectus, putredine tandem consumptus est & lingu•• vermibus exesa. Theodosius voluit Nestorianos appellar•• Simoniacos.

Eutyches fuit Archi-mandrita C.P. sive Abbas; superblae & superstitionis Monasticae plenus, homo arrogans, ab eo Acephali, Agnoeiae, Jacobitae, Armenii, Monothelitae, &c. Severitae, Julianistae; & a loco Contobabditae, & Angelistae.

Huc us{que} in 6 primis Centuriis.

FINIS.