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 which I have done this foure yeares, and will doe as long as my life hall lat. I know truly, that the wicked world doth endeavour to take away my life, but I am prepared to die, becaue by my death I hall glorifie Chrit. Hee declared alo, that when hee did call upon God in the prion of Zlonice, the Spirit of God anwered him in his heart, and pake great things, which were not lawfull to be uttered; as alo that he was taken up on high, above all the powers of this world, let there hould be any which might prevaile againt him. As he had formerly declared all thee things to the common people, o he did now declare them in prion to the Jeuites themelves: if they did decend to controverie about the Supper of the Lord, and about one Mediator, Chrit, &c. he did fitly quote Scriptures, and urged them trongly: he did likewie denounce punihments to the perectuorspersecutors [sic] of Gods people, the educers of ouls, and Mae-priets. He foretold alo the bringing back, and gathering together of the flock of Chrit, now cattered abroad by the wolves.

3. In fine, when all thee things did hew a pirit more noble, than that it hould be reited, they took care that hee hould be brought to Prague, the tenth day of ugut, and upon the fourteenth day of the ame moneth, they punihed him, and that in uch a manner as was a igne of a feared concience: for before morning light, the people not knowing of it, they commanded