A new Sect of Religion Descried, called ADAMITES: Deriving their Religion from our Father Adam.  
Wherein they hold themselves to be blameless at the last day, though they sin never so egregiously, for they challenge Salvation, as their due, from the innocence of their second ADAM.  
This was first disclosed by a Brother of the same Sect, to the Author, who went along with this Brother, and saw all these Passages following.  
By Samoth Yarb, Bachelor in Arts.  
Down Proud Flesh Down   in a grand hall, a naked man schools another naked man on rejecting the pleasures of the flesh, while a naked woman, book in hand and hair loose, looks on 
Printed Anno 16●●   

A New Sect of Religion descried, called Adamits, deriving their Religion from our Father Adam.  
I Know, Reader, thou canst not be ignorant of the multitude of Sects, which are scattered here and there about this Kingdom, & how they lie like nests of Caterpillars, destroying our sweet smelling garden roses; this therefore is but as a poroemium to our ensuing discourse; Let not their multitude, because some are supposed to be untruths, any way disannul of the verity of ours, for a brother of the same Sect, seeing the folly which he heretofore had nourished, for a truth hath related, what my unable quill hath striven to write.  
For I, the Author, walking in moorfield's (as my custom is to take the fresh Air) met with a brother in a great melancholy, he went a slow pace, his hat over his eyes, & his eyes fixed on the ground, his arms were locked one within the other, with all the postures of a malcontent as possible could be, I noted his carriage a great while, at last being desirous to know something from him, strooke him upon the shoulder with this salute, well overtaken brother.  
That very name of Brother was such an enliuning to this discontented man, that he answered my salute with a welcome; well, we walked along together, in which time I was so bold as to inquire from him, what should be the cause of his so sad a melancholy, he answered me first with a sigh, then after some postures which told me he was much troubled in mind, he began as followeth.  
Sir, you seem by your habit to be a Scholar and Schollres can both keep things secret and also give good Counsel to avoid evils which may hang over their heads which are in danger.  
I am entangled in a religion which much troubleth my soul, you being a Scholar may therefore unfold the truth of things unto me; First we attribute a name to ourselves, that we might be known from all other men, Adamites; and in that we hold all things which he held and no more: Secondly; we go all naked whensoever the word is expounded, holding it unlawful to call those vestments which we wear but figleaves, because our ancient Parents Adam & Eve, did  themselves in no other when they fled from the presence of God in the garden of Paradise; Also no man of what degree soever he be must live idly from handiwork, because it is said in the Curse, In the sweat of thy face, shalt thou eat thy bread, till thou return unto the ground, Gen. the 3. at the 19 verse. Now Sir, I desire you, that you would tell me, whether yea, or nay, the Father of errors dwell in the hearts of these men. I answered him, that it was very ill done of them, to attribute a name unto themselves, scorning as it were the name of Christians. Let them take heed, lest they bring another Babel's confusion on their heads, Gen. 12. But in the second point they show themselves at full to be very ignorant, or unbelieving men. Did not our Saviour go in vestments, else the Soldiers could not have cast lots for his garments, John 19 v. 23. Nay the Lord himself clothed Adam and Eve with Coats of skins, Gen. the 3. and the 21. verse. The last also is as gross an absurdity as the first; for some are brought up as Scholars and cannot follow any handicraft at all, and I never read that our Saviour did any handicraft work at all, but said I, if thou wilt have me where I may see the fashions of these men, I shall a great deal better resolve thee; I will (said he) but you must make as if you were converted by me, and take your Oath on the bark of a Tree to be secret; I thought with myself, that that Oath could not be very prejudicious to me, but went along with him, whether he should lead me.  
We had not gone far (according as I could guess) the value of half a mile, when we came to a very fair house (more fit for a Lord, than such fools) where this fellow knocked, by and by came the Porter, who knowing of him let him in, and I was also admitted as his friend, soon after we were conducted into a very fair Gallery, at my first entrance I thought I had been in Long-lane among the Brokers, for it was hanged on both sides with : this brother whispered me in the ear, and wished me to do as he did: well, he walks up to the upper end of the Gallery, than had we two Chairs brought us, he sat down in one, and I in imitation seat myself in the other, he presently gins to unclothe himself, which I did also, when we were both naked there came an ancient man all naked also, with a long white stick in his hand, and conducted us into a very fair Chamber, where were above ninescore naked persons men and women, one with another: this brother steps before me to the ancientest of the company, telling him that it was my great desire to become one of their society, the old man called for the bark of the tree, speaking to me as followeth.  
Son, it seemeth by the relation of this our holy brother, that thou art come to be admitted into our society, we swear thee therefore upon this bark which our Father Adam brought with him from forth the garden of Paradise, that thou shalt keep due hours at meetings, and also keep it secret both from the eyes and ears of the World: after this was said, he willed me to by't a piece of the foresaid bark, which me thought indeed was old enough, for infaith it was pestilent tough.  
After I had taken my oath to keep due hours at meetings, and protesting secrecy by biting the old ancient bark of a Tree, I was seated by my brother which brought me in, then after the Clerk had cried silence, he that was to prophesy that day was brought led between two, and elevated up to the height of a joined stool, where without any ceremony at all, he began to bawl what came first into his mind. The first thing he prophesied there (as I remember) was the downfall of all Religions except theirs, with many most blasphemous things, which I am both afraid and ashamed to write.  
Now it was an order among these naked sooles, that if the Planet of Venus reigned in their lower parts, making them swell for pride, or rather for Lust, then should the Clerk with his long stick strike down the presumptuous flesh.  
This zealous brother which prophesied there, in the very midst of his Discourse was interrupted, and thus it happened; A zealous sister which sat just opposite unto him, being somewhat weary of sitting, rose up, now this holy Brother being more lowly minded than was fitting for him, saw something which lay mumpping the upper lip like an old Rabbit, but sure it was a young Coney, which made his flesh to rise in such an unmeasurable manner, that the old Clerk was forced to use both hands to allay his courage, which put the Prophesier unto such pain, that the whole House could not hold him, but he would kill the Clerk, at length I stepped forth, and began to persuade him, which after some heat of words and rave, he began to be somewhat pacified; then thus I began to question with him, what if you had killed him, said I? He answered, he had not cared, for he was assured of salvation by the second Adam's innocence, which is Christ jesus our-Lord.  
Another thing I took notice of, for after this hurly-burly was over between the Prophet & the Clerk there came a many Women into the Chamber, all naked, also the foremost bearing a naked Child in her arms, as it came from the Mother's womb, this foremost woman went and kneeled at the feet of the prophet, then presently thereupon he cried Abel, after the name of the second Son of our Father Adam. And this is the manner of their Christening children.  
Read and judge, whether I am in most fault, now I have revealed it, or if I had kept it secret. They must surely look for a great plague from God for this their unbelief, according to the Psalmist.  
If they break my Statutes, and keep not my Commandments; Then will I visit their transgression with the Rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Psal. 89.31, 32.  
FINIS.