A confutation of certaine articles deliuered vnto the Familye of Loue
Subtitle: with the exposition of Theophilus, a supposed elder in the sayd Familye vpon the same articles
By: by William Wilkinson Maister of Artes and student of diuinitye. Hereunto are prefixed by the right reuerend Father in God I.Y. Byshop of Rochester, certaine notes collected out of their Gospell, and aunswered by the Fam. By the author, a description of the tyme, places, authors, and manner of spreading the same: of their liues, and wrestyng of Scriptures: with notes in the end how to know an heretique
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Printed by Iohn Daye dwelling ouer Aldersgate
Published: 1579
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
Subjects: Controversial literature; Early works to 1800; Familists
Other titles: Confutation of certaine articles delivered unto the Familye of Love; Confutation of certaine articles delivered unto the Familye of Love.
Notes: A partial reprinting of and reply to various works by Hendrik Niclaes.

I.Y. = John Young, Bishop of Rochester.

With appended excerpts from Bullinger, Calvin, and Zwingli.

At foot of title: Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis.

Leaf 80 misnumbered 100.

The last page contains errata. Variant: last page blank.

STC (2nd ed.) 25665.

"Directed against Henry Nicholas, the founder of the "Family of Love." - Manuscript note on fly-leaf.
Table of contents: title: A very brief and true description of the first springing up of the heresie termed, the Familie of Love, which conteineth the places where, and the parties by whom the sayd heresie was broached; title: Notes upon the booke entituled Evangelium regni, gathered by the Reverend father in Christ I. Y. Byshop of Rochester, with the aunswere of the Familie unto the sayd notes; title: Errours and absurde affeuerations out of HN. his Evangelie, gathered by William Wilkinson; title: Hereticall affirmations, and ungodly expositions of Scriptures by HN. out of the documentall sentences; title: Articles which I exhibited unto a frend of mine, to be convaied unto the Familie of love, that I might be certified of the doubtes in them contayned; title: Certaine profitable notes to know an heretique, especially an Anabaptist, with the opinions and behaviour of them out of divers authors.