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    Antinomianism and Muggletonians

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    In seven pages antinomianism is defined and the Muggletonians are discussed. Six sources are cited in the bibliography.

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    universal law of good will can only exist if what is right for one person is also extended to the next by implying that if it is viewed as being  right for one individual to take a given action then it must be right for all others to do the same, as well. In effect, the philosopher was saying  that by breaking ones moral commitment is to abandon ones sense of ethical relativism. To delve into the concept of ethical relativism is to examine the wide and varying  societal rules that bind one to ones cultural existence. On the other hand, however, the Muggletonian viewpoint was quite diverse when it came to issues of social and religious  morality, inasmuch as it asserted an antinomianist approach that, according to Edward P. Thompson, author of the book entitled Witness against the Beast: William Blake and the Moral Law had  completely encapsulated its followers. I. MUGGLETONIANS The ideology and influence of the radical religious sect known as the Muggletonians, which was founded  in 1652 England by John Reeve and Ludowick Muggleton, helped this group exist for more than three hundred years. Sprung from the English Civil War aftermath, the Muggletonians formed  as a means by which to warn the world of its imminent demise. Both men assumed leadership duties; however, Reeve was the primary spiritual leader and Gods appointed Prophet  in the beginning. This preparation for doom was to coincide with the coming Millennium, in which Reeve and Muggleton attempted to save the believers from eternal condemnation. The  Baptist Church was one of the prime targets of attack. According to Muggleton, "God took no immediate notice of his creation. This led to the general belief that 

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