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 ellors who excued this proceeding: That this buinee of Reformation was badly undertood, as if is were intituted meerly for the impoition of punihment, when it was rather a fatherly care which the Emperor bare for the alvation of his Kingdomes and Provinces: and that the Emperor was bound, though no crime was intervened, to provide as well for the eternall alvation of his ubjects, as for their outward tranquility: At this the Baron was atonihed, when he aw thoe plots which had been covered with darknee o openly manieted, and Tyranny over conciences cloaked with an appearance of piety. He went forward yet to expotulate with the Emperour himelf. The Emperour anwered. That he would grant him nothing for his concience. The Baron replied: That in his concience he was obliged to God, and that he deired that Cæar would not oppree it. The Emperour anwered. That he did not oppres it, but that Preachers could in no wie bee granted. The Baron replied: That he could not want the holy worhip of God, and that this could not be done without a Miniter of the Word. And with this Protetation he departed from the Emperour, not onely openly retaining Paul Hronovius his houhold Chaplain, but like pious Obadiah utaining the mot religious old man lohn Lanctius above 70 years of age, & George Dratus uperintendent among the brethren in Mora- via,