Muggletonians English Dissenters



the muggletonians, named after lodowicke muggleton, small protestant christian movement began in 1651 when 2 london tailors announced last prophets foretold in biblical book of revelation. group grew out of ranters , in opposition quakers. muggletonian beliefs include hostility philosophical reason, scriptural understanding of how universe works , belief god appeared directly on earth christ jesus. consequential belief god takes no notice of everyday events on earth , not intervene until meet bring world end.


muggletonians avoided forms of worship or preaching and, in past, met discussion , socialising amongst members. movement egalitarian, apolitical, , pacifist, , resolutely avoided evangelism. members attained degree of public notoriety cursing reviled faith. practice, proved uncannily effective, ceased in mid-19th century , 1 of last suffer novelist sir walter scott.







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