A survey of the spiritual antichrist opening the secrets of familism and antinomianism in…A survey of the spirituall antichrist opening the secrets of familisme and antinomianisme in…

Hence in West-phalia, Friesland, Holland, and especially at Munster, arose new Revelations; In comes An. 1533. John Becold, out of his own element, of a Tailor, amongst the Prophets, with the Prophet Baker,¹ John Matthiz, and some of Munster. Ro•mannus, a faint and feigned confuter of Anabaptists, turns to them, and with him Herman Strepeda, Hen. Rullius, and Godfrey Stralen, strengthen them, they were confuted in a public dispute and ordained to depart the City of Munster, and did depart, but they partly steal in again in the night, partly hide themselves, and make themselves masters of the city, one Warendrop a Goldsmith, prophesies that John of Leiden must be King of the whole earth, and King of Jerusalem, that all Princes must obey him; ²Becold appoints Bernard Knippe•dolling, and Kippenbrugh Consuls, the Christian Magistrates are deposed.

Hence in West-phalia, Frizland, Holland, and especially at Munster, arose new Revelations; In comes An. 1533. John Becold, out of his own element, of a Tailor, amongst the Prophets, with the Prophet Baker,¹ John Matthiz, and some of Munster. Ro•mannus, a faint and fained confuter of Anabaptists, turnes to them, and with him Herman Strepeda, Hen. Rullius, and Godfrey Stralen, strengthen them, they were confuted in a publick dispute and ordained to depart the City of Munster, and did depart, but they partly steal in again in the night, partly hide themselves, and make themselves masters of the city, one Warendrop a Godsmith, prophesies that John of Leiden must be King of the whole earth, and King of Jerusalem, that all Princes must obey him; ²Becold appoints Bernard Knippe•dolling, and Kippenbrugh Consulls, the Christian Magistrates are deposed.

1. 1Becold called John of Leiden his rise, bloody, attempts, spirit without Scripture, an Tragical end.