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 words wherewith they did incourage themelves, and arme themelves againt us: this was matter of griefe to godly pirits, but did deject the hearts of thoe that were incontant, becaue they promied to themelves in words and actions an uninterupted coure of victories, to us an inevitable detruction, thoe whom they aw to be more contant, and prepared for banihment they mocked as fooles, who fancied they hould obtaine ecurity which could not be had but under the obedience of the Emperour and Pope. Whither madmen (aith he) hat ye o peedily, where wil ye hope to fly from Cæars hands that which you ee done here, will be done every where. Ye will by experience find that within thee few yeares the whole world will be Catholick, why will yee rather ome where ele abide even with great fear, and the hazard of your etates, rather than here chearfully undergo it? Our Native oile is weet unto us: becaue yee cannot ubject your elfe unto their deires, will ye wat your elves with dicontent, or return with greater confuien? it is not certain whether the Gates of Cæars mercies, will hereafter as now they do) tand open unto you.

2. For they promied in their own & Cæars name as well in publicke as private conferences, that if there be any error in the Catholicke Faith, or any danger in this converion, that the blame hall lie upon them, and that they will anwer it to God, and with the hazard