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 things from the ea of Rome were polluted, foule and to be foraken, and Religion to be taken againe from the fundamentalls of the Apotles. In this way he perevered, o thundering againt Antichrit that many believed him to be another Hue, and that the hope of the new Reformation did hine forth againe.

2. But when he put no hand unto the worke, the more forward amongt his Auditors (amongt whom one Gregory was the formot, a Nobleman and Nephew unto Rokizan) having joyned in counells together, they repaire to Rokizan, dicover the anguihes of their Concience and deire counell of him. Who friendly entertained them and extolled their zeale, and gave them ome Treaties to read againt the abominations crept into the Church, and in this manner he the more inflamed them, but perwaded them to ilence and patience. But when againe and againe being now more coniderable in their numbers they importuned him, that he would deferre any longer to exhibit in deeds what he taught in words, he replyed, that it was a buinee of great importance, in which nothing but with deliberation was to be concluded on.

3. In the mean time Rokizane did attempt what he could againt the Pope, and conented with the Church of Greece. For when the decree of the Sinod at Florence was proclaimed, in which the Bohemians were the econd time to be abalienated from Rh