Editing Muggletonianism (section)

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The '''Muggletonians''', named after [[Lodowicke Muggleton]], were a small [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christianity|Christian]] movement which began in 1651 when two London tailors announced they were the last prophets foretold in the biblical [[Book of Revelation]]. The group grew out of the [[Ranters]] and in opposition to the [[Quakers]]. Muggletonian beliefs include a hostility to philosophical reason, a scriptural understanding of how the universe works and a belief that God appeared directly on Earth as [[Jesus]] [[Christ (title)|Christ]]. A consequential belief is that God takes no notice of everyday events on Earth and will not generally intervene until it is meant to bring the world to an end.

Muggletonians avoided all forms of worship or preaching, and met only for discussion and socializing. The movement was egalitarian, apolitical and pacifist, and resolutely avoided [[evangelism]]. Members attained a degree of public notoriety by cursing those who reviled their faith. This practice ceased in the mid-nineteenth century. One of the last to be cursed was the novelist [[Sir Walter Scott]].{{Sfn|Lamont|2006|pp=1, 204–205}}

The faith attracted public attention in 1979 when Philip Noakes left the entire Muggletonian archive of correspondence, general papers and publications to the [[British Library]].