shew the Lord’s death till he come,” that is to say, until the judgment-day, when he shall come; and, behold, already the custom of the Romish Church opposes the accomplishment of thy Word!
LETTER XIX.[1]
TO JOHN OF CHLUM.
[He alludes to the injuries which he had to suffer from the Council and deputies.]
If my letter has not yet been sent to Bohemia, keep it, and do not send it, for harm might come from it.
The Emperor might well ask who was to be judge, since the Council has not cited me to appear before him, nor have I been accused in his presence. Nevertheless, the Council has cast me into prison, and ordered its procurator to proceed against me.
If I obtain a public audience, I ask, noble and excellent Seignior John, that the Emperor should be present, and a place near him assigned to me, in order that he may hear me with facility. I also pray, that you, with the
- ↑ Hist. et Monum. Johann. Huss, Epist. xlix.
