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 knowing to what viciitudes the Church millitant is ubject (as the Moon which ometimes increaes and ometines decreaes, ometimes with a full countenance he defueth her light, ometimes the uffers a ad Eclipe) they may be the lee troubled in future times, that they may eaonably prepare their minds for all hazards, and may learn to eek ecurities and bleings, not under the Sun, but in Heaven, for this reaon from the first Originall, we have have briefly deliniated all the most famous mutations of the Bohemian Church, epecially ince the story of our Martyrs under Gentilime, Papacy, and fained Protetantime is communicated but to a few; for beide Hus, Jerom of Prague, and Miliius (whom the Catologue of the witnees of truth remembers) the book of Martyrs is ilent of other ufferers: we thought good therefore by this occaion to join old tories with new, comprehending them both with as much brevity as poible, and faithfully to declare them in a Historical tile; the former tories we have Rh