Page:The History of the Bohemian Persecution (1650).djvu/274

 his own houe; Which deed however it eemed to dipleae the Prince, yet it remained unrevenged.

2. This Phyician is rightly accounted among the Confeors of the truth, although he obtained not a Crown of Martyrdom. For as often as the Prince or ome privatly tirred up, dealt with him eriouly about changing his Religion (which they often did) yet it was always in vaine. His anwer to Smeczanius is remarkable; For when he intreated him with mot eloquent words, and even with imbraces above his ordinary courteie, that he would turn Roman Catholick, aying, Ah my Borbonius, how much mightet thou promote the Catholick caue, and the alvation of many by your example! He replyed, There is nothing more certaine, then that I hould diadvantage your Church if I hould become a Member. When he ask’d the reaon, he anwered him, ''Let your Honour thinke, that my Concience is o tender that it will not by any meanes uffer any violence to be ued againt it. If I hould therefore revolt when that peaks to the contrary, I can expect nothing from it but gnawings, and rendings, and torments which will drive me headlong into depair. And I departing with roaring and what honor hould I be made ele but an example for others to take heed of the ame precipicies?'' When he aw him o unmoveable, he began to hate him, and