Free thoughts on religion, the Church, and national happiness, by B.M. - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1720 Excerpt: ...w did not know.Ew till after his $iri, "'arid after Wgoing "outs of Paradice; so triat'lhey betiev'd," that if Man had per sever'd in his Inndeehey, there would toe been no Marriage1.;. 'J!'/ "'';. ".' M E N may have extravagant Notions, ver no Criminal1 Design, till Hu'man'-r'assioto interC-eneS, and laying hold'of the-Opportunity, turns that to Wickedness'and Abtfhiinatioh, which Was begun with' the most innocent 1 mention,' witness the devotional Watching which were practis'd in the PrU ftiitive Church: As they were per'form'd at Night and by/great. Numbers,-lascivious Person? made" an 'ilHlise of them 5 when it was found:that" aB therRemedies applied to'stop this Evil pro'v'd ineffectual, these Jpublick Watching were-entirely left off. j Idem ibid."-the Turlupm were still a more infamous Sect, in all respects as impudent as the Cymcks among the Heathens. The Lollards and Albigenfes were not much better; Among the Protestants there' has beeft one Picard, % who over-stretched the Errors of the Adamites in respect to Narked ness $ in a little Time he got a great many Followers from Flanders into Germany as far as Bohemia, tho' some Roman Gatholicks have given the Name of Picardt to all the Protestants of Bohemia who oppos/d Popery.. I;..",.-. i. Siveral doating Men likewise among; the Anabaptists have affected to go naked, most of them more deserving Pity than? Punishment. In the Year 1555, Adamite have been seen at Amsterdam run stark na-4 ked through the Streets, that were rich, and of good Families $ an;i it is reported that some were Fanatical enough to climb upon Trees, where they waited in vain for Bread to fall from Heaven, until they fell half dead to the Ground: Many Schisms ought only to have been ridi...