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The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or A…
The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or A brief tractate, concerning the doctrine of the Quakers, demonstrating the destructive nature thereof, to religion, the churches, and the state, with consideration of the remedy against it. : Occasional satisfaction to objections, and confirmation of the contrary trueth. / By John Norton ...
Cambridge: printed by Samuel Green, 1659
Chapter 3 › Their Opposition to Civil Order, is thus evinced.
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About February 1534 Rotman & Cniperdolling send unto the neighbouring towns of Munster, thereby giving notice to them of their sect to leave all their goods, & to repair unto them, encouraging them, that they should not fail to receive more then they left behind them. Hereupon great multitudes both of men & women hearkening unto those magnificent promises, came in accordingly, and upon hopes of preferment, repair to Munster, chiefly the poorer sort, who knew not how to subsist. Some o• those 28 ⟨p. 40⟩Teachers of the world sent out from Munster (upon the Commandment of the Father pretended to be given to John Twiscoscur a goldsmith) being demanded, why they expelled the honest people from the city of Munster against their faith & promise, & detained their goods and by what text of Scripture, they could warrant that unrighteousness. They answered that the time was now come, wherein the word of Christ should be fulfilled, that the meek should possess the earth: and that GOD in this manner gave the goods of the Egyptians, to the Israelites. About the latter end of June, Twiscoscur calleth the multitude together into the market place, telleth them that he had a command from the heavenly father, that John of Leiden should have the Command of the whole earth, 1that he should go forth with a mighty army, kill all the Princes promiscuously, sparing only the multitude, viz: those who loved Righteousness. That the time was now come, when the ungodly should be oppressed, and the godly should reign in this life. The King afterwards promiseth to his 12 select Captains, that they should be Princes, assigning unto each of them their Province by name, as also Forts & Lands which he would give them.
About February 1534 Rotman & Cniperdolling send unto the neighbouring townes of Munster, thereby giving notice to them of their sect to leave all their goods, & to repaire unto them, encouraging them, that they should not fail to receive more then they left behind them. Hereupon great multitudes both of men & women hearkening unto those magnificent promises, came in accordingly, and upon hopes of preferment, repair to Munster, chiefly the poorer sort, who knew not how to subsist. Some o• those 28 ⟨p. 40⟩