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LETTER V.
that he possesses not. Woe, then, unto me if I preach not against such an abomination! Woe unto me if I weep not, if I write not against it! Can you find one man for whom such things are not a calamity? Already the great eagle takes its flight and cries to us: “Woe! woe to the inhabitants of the earth!”
LETTER V.
TO JOHN BARBAT.
Huss consoles him, and justifies himself by exposing why he preferred obeying God, who had commanded him to preach, to the pope, the archbishop, and all those who had prohibited him from so doing.]
I salute you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
I have learned, my beloved friends,[1] your grievous affliction. Look upon it as for your good; for it is to bring to light your firmness and your constancy, that you have fallen into various temptations.
I also, my very dear friends, have been tempted; and
- ↑ Although this letter was more particularly addressed to John Barbat, Huss intended it to be read to several others.
