This volume contains the collected works of John Reeve (1608-1658) the founder of Muggletonianism, a religious sect that survived from 1651 until well into the twentieth century. Muggletonians believed that the spirit could not be seperated from the body, that God was a man between five and six feet tall and heaven was six miles above the earth. They fought the Quakers with great venom, in the process developing a vibrant and unique theology and apologetic. This volume contains fresh imprints of all John Reeve's published works together with some more modern literary references to John Reeve....

Laurence Clarkson (1615-1667), the self styled "Captain of the Rant," was the unacceptable face of religious radicalism. He travelled through the various churches of his time, embraced sexual freedom for a time and finally came to find peace under the teachings of the Muggletonian prophets. Clarkson unsuccessfully challenged for leadership of the sect, a failure that cost him his livelihood and his literary freedom. This book contains all Laurence Clarkson's surviving Muggletonian works, all freshly typset. In particular this volume contains the full texts of "The Right Devil Unfolded"...

This volume contains the collected works of James Birch, the Welsh prophet and visionary who split the Muggletonian Church, both before and after his death in 1800. Birch published two books in his lifetime, with a further collection of his letters being published after his death. All three works are included in this volume, all newly typeset and typographically modernised. These works are very rare, yet they reveal a little known and fascinating chapter in British religious history. This book forms part of the republication of Muggletonian literature being undertaken by Muggletonian Press.

Following the death of John Reeve in 1658 Lodowick Muggleton faced a revolt against his leadership of the Muggletonian church while at the same time desiring to consolidate the theological developments he sought to make to his predecessors legacy. In this context Lodowick Muggleton's chose an exposition of the eleventh chapter of the book of Revelation for his first solely self attributed work, with the 1662 "A True Interpretation of the Eleventh Chapter of The Revelation of Saint John." Rather surprisingly Muggleton revisited this topic in 1665 with the publication of "A True Interpretation...

A full understanding of the development of Muggletonian theology requires a study of the Muggletonians rich and varied hymnology. For a small sect they produced a large library of songs of thanksgiving, especially in view of their rejection of prayer and religious services. Their hymns were sung to popular tunes with two separate collections of songs being published, the very rare 1794 "Celestial Harmony, or Songs of Grateful Praise" and the 1829 "Divine Songs of the Muggletonians" This volume contains freshly typeset texts for both the 1794 and the 1829 collections.

Thomas Tomkinson (1631-1710) and John Saddington (1634-1679) were the outstanding (with the exception of the rebellious Laurence Clarkson) lay theologians of the early Muggletonian church. This volume contains the published works (newly typeset) of both men in their entirety, namely: Thomas Tomkinson "The Muggletonian Principles Prevailing," "Truth's Triumph," "A System of Religion," "The Harmony of the Three Commissions" and "A Practical discourse upon the Epistle by Jude." John Saddington: "A Prospective Glass for Saints & Sinners" and "The Articles of True Faith"

Lodowick Muggleton (1609-1698) has been fittingly described as the "Prophet of Letters," the Muggletonian church prospering under his leadership with two serious challenges to Muggleton's authority being soundly defeated. Muggleton's control over the movement was largely maintained as a result of the cultivation of his followers through lengthy letters of both a devotional and a practical nature. These letters provide a fascinating insight into both Muggletonianism and the seventeenth century in general This volume contains freshly typeset editions of: "A Volume of Spiritual Epistles," "A...