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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, teacher of the Church of Christ at Boston. Who was appointed thereunto by the order of the General Court. ; [Four lines from Revelation]
printed by Samuel Green, 1659
Chapter 3 › Their Opposition to Civil Order, is thus evinced.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Upon a Revelation of one of their Prophets, Henry Hilvers viz: that three rich Cities Amsterdam▪ Deventer, & Wesel, were given to them: they attempt to take Amsterdam May 10 1535. and that so unexpectedly, w••ly, and resolutely, as that the City was not saved out of their hands without some danger and much bloodshed.
Upon a Revelation of one of their Prophets, Henry Hilvers viz: that three rich Citties Amsterdam▪ Deventer, & Wesel, were given to them: they attempt to take Amsterdam May 10 1535. and that so unexpectedly, w••ly, and resolutely, as that the Citty was not saved out of their hands without some danger and much bloodshed.
At Munster the King provideth a great Supper, the people sit down to the number of four thousand, the King, Queen & Courtiers wait upon the table, Supper almost finished, the King gave unleavened bread to all, saying, Take, eat, declare the death of the Lord. Then the Queen presented the Cup, saying, Drink, declare the death of the Lord. Afterwards the King, Queen & waiters supped; as they were at supper the King ariseth, saying, he had a commission from the father. Acc•seth a sould•er: (which had been taken) that he was a Traitor, as Judas▪ and with his own hand having c•t off his head, returneth to sit down at the table, by way of merriment reciting what he had done. King Becold beheads Elise one of his Queens; and wives, in the market-place: because she had said that she did not believe it was pleasing to God, that the people should thus perish through famine. At length Becold, C•ipperdoling and Cretchting, being taken with the City, which they held till June 25. 1538. were tortured with burning pincers, then hanged in iron cages, the King in the midst, higher then the rest by the height of a man, he endured the first three pinches in silence, afterwards cried out for mercy, till he was dispatched.