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He Godly indeed (at that time) were able to deplore this whirle-wind of perecution, and Apotacies, but onely the Lord to tay and ceae it: Who although he tirreth up wicked men to chatie his Church, yet neverthelee he ueth everely to punih them (after his paternall premonitions to reducethemreduce them [sic]) when behaving themelves obtinately & exceeding the meaure of cruelty, they become incorrigible. Wee hall touch upon ome of this ort.

2. The firt forewarnings, were divere trange ights which appeared in heaven and earth. As for example the miraculous bowe een at Prague, by all, about the hour of execution: yea, uch amazement eized upon the people, looking thereon, before execution was ended, that they fled by troops from the place of Judicature into the treets, no man puruing them or declaring the caue thereof. Fiery torches alo were eeninseen in [sic] the night, environing the Martyrs heads which were et upon the tower; and a inging heard. Certaine of the Watch-men did confidently averre it; but for our parts (in regard we were not eye-