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This yearning for a life of more abundant Christian expression was incorporated in Chelc̄icky̍'s greatest work, the, written some time between the years 1440 1443, during the interregnum following the death of King Albrecht of Hapsburg. His whole philosophy of life and history is represented in this book. Its central theme is the relation of the Church and state, and the Christian's place in that relation. The thesis is presented in the form of an exposition of the story of the miraculous "inclusion of fishes" according to Luke's narrative (5:4–11). As far as we know, this is a unique interpretation of the gospel story; R. Holinka,, p.21; Emil Smeta̍nka, ed., , Prague, 2nd ed., 1929, p.vii; concerning the dating, Goll in , 1881, p.16, and, by the same author, , vol.II, p.68 (Prague, 1882); a clue to the dating is found in the  (here after referred to as ), chap.XIV, p.76* ("for the squires would like to have a foreign king, a rich German, who would add alien countries to his own").