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6* and faithful priests. But he courageously attacks and speaks against papal inventions and uncertain human prevarications and all other insincerities, for all these above named people do not cease from continually tearing the apostolic net till almost nothing is left but rags and tatters and confused knots.

The first part of the book consists in disclosing the manner in which such a terrible confusion has come upon the holy Church. It also shows that whoever would like to dig down to the real ground and true foundation which is Jesus Christ, would have to remove and cart out to the edge of town a lot of de̍bris consisting of prevarications wriggled into the holy Church by men.

The second part of the book consists in revealing how the estates and castes and all the multiform teachings and un-Christian religions have originated. All these estates and divisions are a great obstacle in the way to the knowledge of faith in Jesus the Lord, for they have put on the garb of the spirit of pride and haughtiness, resisting as much as they can our humble and poor Lord Jesus.

The original is here ambiguous; the words could also be translated "the priesthood seduced by Pope the Antichrist."

Psalm 94:12

Psalm 71:17–18

John 6:45

Acts 4:13Luke 10: 21

Acts 4:13

Isaiah 55:9

I-Cor. 8:1.

Matt. 13:52

i.e., "and goes all the way down the society."

Editor Duba̍nek is using here Chelc̄icky̍'s terminus technicus, literally meaning "hordes." By "hordes" Chelc̄icky̍ always means the estates, castes, and all other human divisions contrary to Christian ethics.

Editor Duba̍nek is using here Chelc̄icky̍'s terminus technicus, literally meaning "hordes." By "hordes" Chelc̄icky̍ always means the estates, castes, and all other human divisions contrary to Christian ethics.