1IF we come a little lower, about the year, 1525. arose the Libertines, which are a kind of men that come near to the Antinomians, and Familists, and all of them savour strongly of the Manichaeans, Valentinians, and Cerdonites. Calvin advers. lib. c. 2. observeth that Libertines under pretence of Christian Liberty, trampled under-foot all godliness, so do Antinomians. Before them C•rdo, the Disciple of Heracleon as Epiphanius in Anaceph▪ stood for his two principles, one good, another evil, as Tertull. also saith, de praescript. He said, that Christ suffered imagi••rily,2 as Tertull. relateth, so Familists and finer Antinomians deny the Incarnation, and say, Every believer is Christ incarnate, and is Godded and Christed, with the holy anointing; Cerdo denied the Resurrection, so do Antinomians and Familists. Marci•n his Disciple taught the like. With Manichaeans, they are not far from rejecting all the Old Testament, for Antinomians will have no actual Remission of sin in the Old Testament so saith Den•e, Doctrine J•h. Baptist, p. 51.52. Del. serm. p. 3, 4. no inward conversion of sinners to God, no holy Spirit given, no Covenant of Grace then, as Crispe and Mr. Del say. The first man of the Libertines was an unlearned rude fellow,3 Coppinus a Flanders man; after him arose one Quintus a Taylor in Piecardi•, a drunken proud man and to him was joined one Bertrandus who dyed soon, and one Claudinus persevalus: But a chief man among them was Antonius Pocquius a Priest, who still said Mass, though Papists shamelessly call them Calvinists, 4these fellows spread their fleshly Heresies in Holland, Brabantia, and other parts of Low Germany, and infected thousands, drew away many in France.
1IF we come a little lower, about the year, 1525. arose the Libertines, which are a kind of men that come near to the Antinomians, and Familists, and all of them savour strongly of the Manichaeans, Valentinians, and Cerdonites. Calvin advers. lib. c. 2. observeth that Libertines under pretence of Christian Liberty, trampled under-foot all godlinesse, so doe Antinomians. Before them C•rdo, the Disciple of Heracleon as Epiphanius in Anaceph▪ stood for his two principles, one good, another evill, as Tertull. also saith, de praescript. He said, that Christ suffered imagi••rily,2 as Tertull. relateth, so Familists and finer Antinomians deny the Incarnation, and say, Every beleever is Christ incarnate, and is Godded and Christed, with the holy anoynting; Cerdo denyed the Resurrection, so do Antinomians and Familists. Marci•n his Disciple taught the like. With Manichaeans, they are not farre from rejecting all the Old Testament, for Antinomians will have no actuall Remission of sin in the Old Testament so saith Den•e, Doctrine J•h. Baptist, p. 51.52. Del. serm. p. 3, 4. no inward conversion of sinners to God, no holy Spirit given, no Covenant of Grace then, as Crispe and Mr. Del say. The first man of the Libertines was an unlearned rude fellow,3 Coppinus a Flanders man; after him arose one Quintus a Taylor in Piecardi•, a drunken proud man and to him was joyned one Bertrandus who dyed soone, and one Claudinus persevalus: But a chiefe man among them was Antonius Pocquius a Priest, who still said Masse, though Papists shamelesly call them Calvinists, 4these fellows spread their fles•ly Heresies in Holland, Brabantia, and other parts of Low Germany, and infected thousands, drew away many in France.
- 1The Libertines who sprang up, […] 1525. of ki• to the Famili••s and Antinomians.The Libertines who spra•g up, 〈…〉 1525. of ki• to the Famili••s and Antinomians.
- 2Finer Antinomians deny the Incarnation of the Sonne of God.
- 3Coppinus. Quintus. Antonius Pocquius the first Libertines.
- 4Anton. Pocquius a Priest, the first libertine affected to be obscure and objected ignorance to Calvin, that be could not understand his fooleries.Anton. Pocquius a Priest, the first libertine affected to be obscure and objected ignorance to Calvin, that be could not understand his foole•i•s.
