[393] The Life of one Jacob Bœhmen, wherein is contained a perfect Catalogue of his Workes. London, 1644.
[394] "I have seen myself," says Baxter, "letters written from Abingdon, where among both soldiers and people, this contagion did then prevail, full of horrid oaths and curses, and blasphemy, not fit to be repeated by the tongue or pen of man; and this all uttered as the effect of knowledge and a part of their religion, in a fanatic strain, and fathered on the Spirit of God."—Baxter's Life and Times, p. i. 77.
It must be remembered Baxter would make the most of all this.
[395] Such things may be found by those who search after them. Historically they are of little worth; in other respects worse than worthless.
[396] The following are titles of books by Muggleton: The Answer to William Penn, Quaker, his book, entitled The New Witnesses proved Old Heretics, wherein he is proved to be an ignorant spatter-brained Quaker, &c. Looking-Glass for George Fox, and other Quakers, wherein they may see themselves to be right Devils, &c. The Neck of the Quakers Broken, &c.
[397] Ministers in Edinburgh had a basin and ewer placed in a frame of iron fastened to the pulpit, and there performed the ceremony.—See Travels by Sir W. Brereton, p. 110, published by Cheetham Society. Bishop Wren, in his injunctions, orders that "the fonts at baptism be filled with clean water, and no dishes, pails, nor basins, be used in it, or instead of it."—Cardwell, ii. 204.
[398] Gillingwater's History of Lowestoft.
[399] Hanbury's Memorials, ii. 568, i. 536.
[400] Martindale's Autobiography, quoted in Hunter's Life of Heywood, 42.
[401] Hall's Works, 555.