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Notice.—The Belief Of William Swinderby Compared With That Of Walter Brute.

From Martyrs’ Mirror

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Since Walter Brute is called (Fol. 505, col. 4,) a defender of the articles of William Swinderby, who was afterwards burnt for the faith, in Smithfield, London, it is quite evident, that William Swinderby must have held the same belief, which, as well as many other articles, they both had in common with the Waldenses. Besides, this article of non-swearing, together with the other two related in this connection, is unmistakably called William Swinderby’s article (Fol. 506, col. 3), so that both of them, speaking as with one tongue, are also together charged here, with having prohibited all manner of oaths.

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NOTICE.—THE BELIEF OF WILLIAM SWINDERBY COMPARED WITH THAT OF WALTER BRUTE.

First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.

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14th century (source section)Belief and practice

Summary Of Baptism In The Fourteenth Century.

[The beginning is of the congregations or churches of the Waldenses; concerning whom it is shown that they existed not only in this century, but long before and after, teaching that the baptism of infants is of no avail.

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14th century (source section)Belief and practice

Their Views On Holy Baptism.

Concerning baptism he writes, that it was reported of them, that they had ridiculed the sacrament of baptism.

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Their Views In Regard To The Oath.

As regards the oath, the papists charged them with holding that perjury is no sin. “But,” says A. Mellinus, “let us examine these false articles a little more closely.” Coming to the article of the oath, he speaks as follows, in order to demonstrate the falsity of this…

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Of The Uprightness Of These People.

The author of the second book of the Persecutions, relating how these people, called Turilupins, were accused by some papistic writers, of not living honestly, replies in their stead, saying: “But these poor people are lamentably slandered; for they were upright Waldenses, to…

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Of The Name Of These People.

As regards their name, Joachine Caudarius states that they obtained the name of Turilupins, in Flanders, Artois, and Hainault, because they lived in wildernesses, among the wolves. In lugibri Narrat. de excidio Wald. Alb., A. M., same place.

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