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 appear, even France it elf (although profeing the Roman-Religion) not induring any longer to behold this daily Tyranny every day increaing, and the growth of the Emperor, brought about by the ruines and oppreions of other Kingdomes, joyne counels and trength, of which paages God onely knows the iue, for the preent we oberve the jut judgement of God who knows the Nations that deal at War, and to thoe that pill the bloud of his Saints, he can give them blood to drink, as he hath threatned in the 68 Pal. 34. Revel. 16. 5, 6.

O oone as the Popes word began to prevail, there were found ome learned Doctors of the Church who did publickly and privately, by their Sermons and writings, admonih and trengthen the hearts of the people, againt thoe tempets of perecution which they apprehended comming, but becaue God carce at any time makes his way through the tormes and whirle-winds Nah 1. 3.) but at the ight of his wrath, the very mountaines are covered and the rockes are dahed in pieces (1. King 19. 11.) o likewie it happened here, that ome of the Pillars of the Bohemians were overthrown, to wit the