A supplement to The great historical, geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary: being a curious miscellany of sacred and profane history / Collected especially out of Lewis Morery, D. D., his 8th ed. cor. and enl. by Monsieur Le Clerc; in two volumes in folio. By Jer. Collier. Together with a continuation from the year 1688, to this time, by another hand.
- Louis Moréri
- Date:
- 1705
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A supplement to The great historical, geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary: being a curious miscellany of sacred and profane history / Collected especially out of Lewis Morery, D. D., his 8th ed. cor. and enl. by Monsieur Le Clerc; in two volumes in folio. By Jer. Collier. Together with a continuation from the year 1688, to this time, by another hand. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![mies being willing to bring down his Charabler, and make him fomewhat lei's: Not to mention, that the Relations of thofe that oppos’d Univcrial Grace were all in the IntereB of his Adversary. However, he had certainly been one of the Board of this Synod, if they had not believ’d him perfonally concern d to ap¬ pear againft Monfieur d' Huijfeau. By the way, the Table or Board of the Synod con 0 (is ot Four Perfons, the firB is tire Prelident or Moderator oi the Afiem- bly; the other three are, the Alfiflant to the Modera¬ tor, the Secretaiy and the RegiBer. To conclude, Amy raid m died in 1.664, and made a very Pious End. Among the reB of his good Qualities, his Charity to the Poor was very remarkable • for, the laB Ten Years of his Life, lie gave away all the Revenues of his Cure. He was iikewife very Generous and ChriBian in the DiBribution of his Charities, relieving Roman Catholicks and Protellants without Diflinb'tion. The Religious Mendicants never came to him for Afliftance without fpeeding in fome meaiure : He likewile re¬ commended the Recollects ot Saumur to the Favour of Mr. Hervart: When they begg’d fomething ot the Publick Stock to Rebuild their Monaftery that was burnt. Amyraldus left a Son, who was an able Lawyer, and belong’d to the Parliament ot Paris-, who, upon the Revocation of the Edict ot Nants, re- tir d to the Plague, Upon the Lois ot his Daughter, who died in 1645, Amyraldus the Father wrote a Trabl 1) l Et at de Fide lies a pres la Adort; which he Dedica¬ ted to his Wife to lupport her under the Atfliblion : This Tract was Printed the Year following. The Dy- ftiqh Monfieur Du BoJ'ch wrote to be plac’d under Mon¬ fieur Amy raw's Print, is fomewhat Remarkable; A Adofe ad Mofcm par Mofi non fuit alius ; Adore, Ore, & Calamo, mints uterque fait. His Works' are, Echantillon £ la DcElrine d' Calvin. Traite d' L Elevation d' la Foi, e V Abaiffiment d la Rai- fon. Une Apclogie pour ceux £ la Religion Reforme. Une Traite des Songes. Deux Nclumes fur le Rcgne de Adille Ans. La Adorale Ckretknne, in Six Volumes in Oblayo. Conjiderationes in cap, 7. Rom. Vita Lanovij. Paraphrafis in Pfalmos, &c. ♦AN A BAPTISTS, a Sebl of Chritlians which appear’d toon after the beginning of Lwheranijm. ’Twas let a-foot by Nicholas Starch, Marl Stainer, and Thomas Adanz.tr, in 1521: Theie Men mifinterpreted fome of Lathers Dobtrine in his Eook De Libertate Chrijliana. In this Book they found it aBerted by Lu¬ ther, That a Chriftian is Alajh r of all Things, and not ftbjcEl to any Perfon ; which Propolition, finding it for their purpole to gain the Populace, they ventur’d to wreft quite contrary to the Author’s Meaning. Storch, who was nothing of a Scholar, pretended to fupply thisDefebl by Inipiration. Stabncr, who had a lhare both of Senle and Learning, endeavour’d to reconcile this Doblrine to the Word of God: Munzer, being a bold refolute Fellow, gave way to his impetuous Temper, and apply’d himlelt to the Paflions of the Mob. Thefe Men were not contented to declaim a- gainft the Oppreffions of the Court of Rome, and the Authority of the Lutheran Confiftories ; they went a great deal farther than this, and declar’d the Power cxeicis’d by Princes was no better than Ul'urpation, and that People, under the Golpel, ought to enjoy an ablolute unreflrain’d Liberty : But then, as to other Parts of Morality, none leem’d Briefer than them- lelves. They prels’d Mortification, Fading, PJainefs of Habit, with unulual Zeal j by which Appearances of Sanbiity they deceiv’d a great many unthinking People. Thefe Succefics, at their firfi fetting out, em¬ bolden’d Aiunzer to that degree, that he openly ex¬ horted the People to refill the MagiBracy, and force the Sovereign Powers to refign their Authority. This new Gofpel was Brangely taking with the Boors of Germany, who prelent]y upon’t began to reckon Sub- jebtion a Grievance ; and making Infurrebtion in le- veral Places, were guilty of a great deal of Violence and Barbarity. There were quickly Forces levy’d a- gainB ’em, by which they were ealily defeated, and great Numbers of’em kill'd and executed. Adunzer, who had milled thelc poor Wretches, and pretended lo much to Inipiration, was taken and Beheaded in 1525 : His Difciples, which he left in Switzerland, en- creas’d their Sebf, and occafion’d a great deal of Di- Burbance, infomuch that the MagiBrates found it ne- ceflary to make ule of Severity to Bop the Progrel's of ■ Anabaptifm. The fame Methods of Rigour were ap¬ ply’d to in Germany and other Places ; lor InBance, Queen Elizabeth, upon, their firfl appearing in Eng¬ land in 1560, order’d’em by Proclamation to depart the Kingdom immediately: The Eleblor Palatine Ba- niih’d ’em his Dominions in 1594. The Diets of Spire in 1529, and 1544, and that of Augsburg in 1551, Enabled very rigorous and fanguinary Penalties a- gainfl them. In 1565, PhilipII. fent word to the Governefs of the Low Countries to punillr the Anabap- tifls without Favour or Mitigation. Befides this, the Lutheran MiniBcrs appear'd vigoroufly againB’em in their Sermons and Writings: However, the Anabap- tiBs kept their Ground in lome places, particularly in Moravia, where they had made a confiderable Progrefs, notwithBanding their being check’d by the Civil Power, if they had not happen’d to fplit into Two Fablions. Their getting Pofieffion of Adunfler in Ger¬ many prov’d fatal to a great many of ’em in the Year 1536. The AnabaptiBs of Freizdand and Holland dillik’d the Condubt of their Brethren of Munfler in a great many things, but yet were far from being inoffenfive in the Country themlelves: Adennon was one of their principal Ringleaders. The Government made ufe of all the Expedients they could think on to iupprefs this Sebl, but without Succels; for it Bill keeps above water in the United Provinces. ’Tis true, theie AnabaptiBs have, by little and little, dilentan- glcd themlelves from lome of their moil dangerous Opinions; for now they do not pre:end to Enthu- fiafm and Supernatural Direblion. They art not lb hardy as to rife upon the MagiBracy; neither do they Preach up their being Enfranchis’d from all lort of Subjcblion, nor maintain Community of Goods, and fuch like Extravagancies. From their firB Rife they are crumbl’d into a vaB Number of Sub-divifions, a natural Conlequence every Sebl mull expect which refules to lubmit to Principles of Autho¬ rity. Caffandcr makes very candid Allowances for this Mennonite Branch of AnabaptiBs. He tells us, That the Mennonites leem to be People of Piety and Integrity; That they Bray’d from the Church not fo much out of Malice as miBaktn Zeal: He adds, That they condemn’d the Dilh'abtion of the Mmflerian Ana¬ baptiBs ; That they held, the Kingdom of Jelus Chrift was not to be advanc’d by any other Dobtrines but thofe of the Crols ; and concludes, That they ought to be Compafiionated and InBrubled, rather than Per- lecuted. The ProteBant Divines, as I obferv’d, have appear’d vigorouBy againB the AnabaptiBs in the United Provinces, and gain’d ieveral Edibls to check ’em: However they have recommended themlelves lo far as to be allow’d Liberty of Conlcience. The Swift have taken a great deal of care to extinguilh thisSebt, but have not been able, notwithBanding their Rigour to carry their Point fully. I fhall give the Reader fome of the Reafons they alledge in JuBification of their Severity. We ought to obferve then, That in 1622, all Europe was either allarm’d, or abtually engag’d in a War. Things Banding thus, the MagiBracy of Zurich, gave Order, That, according to the CuBom upon luch Oc- cafions, the Inhabitants of the Canton lhould be Train’d and Dilciplin’d, to make themfelves fit for Service in the Field : The AnabaptiBs refus’d to obey this Order, and told thofe who wxre dilpos’d to com¬ ply, That War ought to be look’d on as a Punifliment from Heaven; That Virtue was a much better Defence than Difcipline and Weapons-, and that they mu B think of Fortifying their Country by Living, and not by Fighting. They declar’d further. That they’d rather chufc to quit their Country, their Wives, their Chil¬ dren and Eflates, than to repel the Enemy by Force oi Arms. Thole who were good Subjects, were fo pro¬ vok’d with thefe Doblrines, that they thought it beB to exterminate this'-Sebt; but the MagiBrates were for trying gentler Expedients: For tills purpole they pitch’d upon fome of the moB prudent Members of their Senate to conlult with lome of the more mo le¬ gate Divines what was to be done in the Cafe. This Com-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30457750_0060.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
