the blynd, both fall into the ditche.

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To Godward all wicked ministers be suspended.The. 13. Article. God doth suspend of himselfe, euery wicked Prelate from his ministry, while he is actually in sinne, for by that meanes that he is in deadly sinne, he doth offend and sinne whatsoeuer he do: and consequently is forbidden so to do: therefore also is he suspended from his ministry. The aunswere. This is proued as touchyng suspēsion from dignitie, by Osee the iiij. chapter, and Esay, and Malachy the first. And Paule in the. i. Corinthians. xi. chapter, suspendeth all such as be sinnefull or in any greuous crime or offence, from þ^e eatyng of the body of the lord, and the drinkyng of his bloud, and consequently suspendeth all sinnefull Prelates from the ministration of the reuerent sacramēt. And God doth suspend the wicked & sinneful frō the declaration of his righteousnesse. Psalme. 49 For so much then as to suspend in effect, is to prohibite þ^e ministry or any other good thyng for the offēce sake, or as the new lawes do terme or call it, to interdict or forbidd: It is manifest by the Scriptures afore rehearsed, that God doth prohibite the sinnefull, beyng in sinne to excercise or vse their ministery or office, which by Gods comaundement ought to be excercised without offence. Whereupon he sayth by Esay the Prophet: ye that cary the vessels of the Lord, be ye clensed and made cleane. And to the Corrinthians it is sayd: Let all thynges be done with loue and charitie. &c. The same thyng also is commaunded by diuers and sundry Canons, the which I haue alledged in my treatise.

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The lay people supplanted by the clergie.The 14. Article. The aunswere whiche he made to the xxv. Article in prison sufficeth for this, that is to say, that the Clergy for their owne preferment and exaltation, doth supplant and vndermine the lay people, doth increase and multiply their couetousnes, cloketh and defendeth their malice and wickednes, and prepareth a way for Antichrist.

The first part he proueth by experience, by the example of Peter de Luna, which named himselfe Benedict: by the example of Angelus Coriarius, whiche named him selfe Gregory the. xii. and also by the example of Iohn xxiii. Likewise by the xiii. and xxxiiii. of Ezechiell, and out of Gregory, which sayth, what shalbe come of the flocke, when the shepeheardes themselues, are become Wolues? &c. Also out of Osee, Miche, and other of the Prophetes and many places of S. Bernard.

The second part is proued by the viii. chapter of Ieremy, Gregory in his xvii. homely, and S. Bernard vpon the Canonicals.

The third part of this Article is also proued by experience: for who defendeth the wickednes of any schisme but onely the Clergy alledgyng Scriptures, and bringyng reasons therfore? Who excuseth Simonie, but only the clergy: likewise couetousnes in heapyng together many benefices, luxuriousnes and fornication? For how many of the Clergy is there now a dayes whiche do say it is no deadly sinne, alledging (albeit disorderly) the saying of Genesis, increase and multiply.

Hereby also is the. 4. part of the Article easely verefied. For the way of Antichrist is wickednesse and sinne: of the which the Apostle speaketh to the Thessalonians: Gregory in his regester Pastoral & moralls: Also S. Bernard vpon the Canonicals playnly sayth: wicked & euill Priestes prepare the way for Antichrist.

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The dishonestye of such as gathered false accusations against Iohn Hus.The 15. Article: Iohn Hus doth openly teach and affirme that these conclusions aforesayd are true. The aunswere is manifest by that which I haue afore written. For some of these propositions I did write and publishe, other some my enemy did fayne, now addyng, thē diminishyng and takyng away, now falsly ascribing & imputyng the whole proposition vnto me: the whiche thyng the commissioners themselues did confesse before me. Whom I desired for the false inuention & fayning of those Articles, that they would punish those, whom they themselues knew and confessed to be myne ennemyes.

Marginalia16. Article.The 16. Article. Hereby also it appeareth, that it is not true which they haue affirmed in the article followyng: that is to say, that all the aforesayd conclusions be false, erronious, seditious, and such as do weaken and make feable the power and strength of the Church, inuented contrary to the holy Scriptures and the Church. But if there be any such, I am ready most humbly to reuoke and recant the same.

Marginalia17. Article.The. 17. Article. There was also an obiection made against me as touching the treatises whiche I wrote against Paletz and Stanislaus de Znoyma. The which I desired for Gods sake, they might be openly read in þ^t audiēce of the whole Councell, and sayd that I, notwithstandyng my former protestation, would willyngly submit my selfe to the iudgement of the whole Councell.

The. 18. article. There was also an other article obiec-Marginalia18. Article.ted agaynst me in thys forme. Item, Iohn Hus sayde and preached that he should go to Constance, and if so be that for any maner of cause he should be forced to recant that he had before taught, yet notwithstanding he neuer purposed to do it with his mynde: forsomuch as what soeuer he had before taught, was pure and true, and the sound doctrine of Christ. The aunswere. This article is full of lyes: to the inuenter wherof I suppose the Lord sayth thus: All the day long thou hast imagined mischefe and wickednesse, and with thy tongue as w^t a sharpe rasour, thou hast wrought disceite. Thou hast delighted and loued rather to talke of wickednes and mischiefe then of equitie and iustice. Verely I do graunt that I left behind me a certayne epistle to be read vnto the people, the which did contayne that all such as did wey and consider my carefull labours and trauailes, should pray for me, and stedfastly perseuer and continue in the doctrine of our Lord Iesu Christ, knowing for a certainty that I neuer taught them any such errours as mine enemies doo impute or ascribe vnto me, and if it should happen that I were ouercome by false witnes, they should not be vexed or troubled in their mindes, but stedfastly continue in the truth.

Marginalia19. Article.The. 19. article. Last it was obiected against me, that after I was come into Cōstance, I did write vnto the kingdome of Boheme, that the Pope and the Emperour receiued me honourably and sent vnto me two byshops to make agreement betwene me and them, and that this seemeth to be written by me to this end and purpose, that they should confirme and establishe me and my hearers in the errours, which I had preached and taught in Boheme. This article is falsly alledged euen from the beginning. For how manifestly false should I haue written þ^t the Pope &the Emperour did honour me, whè as otherwise I had written before, that as yet we knew not where þ^e Emperour was? And before the Emperour himselfe came vnto Constance, I was by the space of iii. weekes in prison. And to write that I was honoured by my imprisonment, the people of þ^e kingedome of Boheme would repute þ^t honour as no great renowne and glory vnto me. Howebeit my enemies may in derision say vnto me, that according to their willes & pleasures, I am exalted and honoured. Wherfore this article is wholy throughout false and vntrue.

MarginaliaArticles 19. drawen out by the Parisians against Iohn Hus.Vnto theise articles aboue prefixed, were other articles also to be annexed, which the Parisians had drawen out agaynst M. Iohn Hus to the number of xix. MarginaliaIohn Gerson Chaunceler, of Paris.The chiefe author wherof, was Iohn Gerson Chauncelour of the vniuersitie of Paris, a great setter on of the Pope agaynst good men. Of these articles Iohn Hus doth often cōplaine in hys Epistles that he had no tyme nor space to make answere vnto them. Concerning the which xix articles, here beyng omitted because of breuitie, I referre the reader to the former edition of these Actes and Monum. pag. 230.

By these thynges thus afore going, a man may easely vnderstand that Ihon Hus, was not somuch accused for holding any opinion contrary to the Articles of our fayth, but because hee did stoutly preach and teach against the kingdome of Antichrist for the glory of Christ, and the restoring of the Church.

Now to returne vnto the story: when as the first 29. articles, which I haue before rehearsed, were all read ouer together with their testimonies, the Cardinall of Cambray callyng vnto Iohn Hus, sayd: MarginaliaThe wordes of the Cardinall of Cambray vnto I. Hus after his accusation.thou hast heard what greuous and horrible crimes are layd agaynst thee, and what a number of them there are: and now it is thy part to deuise wyth thy selfe what thou wilt doe. Two wayes are proponed and set before thee of the Councell, whereof the one of them, thou must of force and necessitie enter into.

First that thou doe humbly & meckely submit thy selfe vnto the iudgement and sentēce of the Councell, MarginaliaA double inconuenience for I. Hus to fall in.that whatsoeuer shalbe there determined by their common voyce and iudgement, thou wilt paciently beare and suffer the same. The which thyng if thou wilt doe, we of our part both for the honour of the most gentle Emperour here present, and also for the honour of his brother the kyng of Boheme, and for thy owne sauegarde and preseruation, will intreat and handle thee with as great humanitie, loue, and gentlenesse, as we may. But if as yet thou art determined to defende any of those articles which we haue propounded vnto thee, and doest desire or require to be further heard thereupon, we will not deny thee power and licence thereunto: but thys thou shalt well vnderstand that here are such maner of men, so cleare in vnderstanding and knowledge, and hauing so firme and strong reasons and argumentes agaynst thy articles: that I feare it will be to thy great hurt, detriment and perill, if thou shouldest any longer will or desire to defend the same.