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But leaving France a whiles, let us cast our eyes now upon Germany, where also I know not whether more famous exploits, as far more evident demonstrations of Gods victorious conquests, then those other spoken off before, be more evidently discernible. For who can be so wilfully obstinate against the trueth, so blockish of judgement, so void of wit, who duly entering into the practices of the very same Saxons, whom ye your selves a little erst did wage against the Bohemians, being at this presen•e much more eagerly sharpened, and set on edge against your own person: who also advisedly beholding the friendly leagues of so many Princes, so many regions, and so many Cities linked together, with such impregnable bonds of mutual amity, can not easily discern, that this marvellous pla••e of so great conclusions could never have been so firmly combined together, without Gods good will and heavenly wisdom, and therefore also to have been procured to this end chiefly and only, to snaffle and hale back that brutish and more then savage outrage of your execrable, and most barbarous beyond all measure raging tyranny, and cruelty, verifying herein the Prophecy of the Prophetical Apostle in the Revelation uttered concerning the kings that should detest and hate that whorish strumpet, ¹and should make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh, and burn her to ashes. &c,

But leauing Fraunce a whiles, let vs cast our eyes nowe vpon Germany, where also I knowe not whether more famous exploytes, as farre more euident demonstrations of Gods victorious conquestes, then those other spoken off before, be more euidently discernable. For who can be so wilfully obstinate against the trueth, so blockish of iudgement, so voyd of wyt, who duely entring into the practizes of the very same Saxons, whom ye your selues a litle earst dyd wage against the Bohemians, being at this presen•e muche more eagerly sharpened, and set on edge against your owne person: who also aduisedly beholdyng the friendly leagues of so many Princes, so many regions, and so many Cities linked together, with suche impregnable bondes of mutuall amitie, can not easily discerne, that this merueylous pla••e of so great conclusions coulde neuer haue beene so firmely combyned together, without Gods good will and heauenly wisdom, and therefore also to haue bene procured to this end chiefly and onely, to snaffle and hale backe that brutishe and more then sauage outrage of your execrable, and moste barbarous beyonde all measure raging tyranny, and crueltie, verifiyng herein the Prophecie of the Propheticall Apostle in the Reuelation vttered concerning the kings that shoulde detest and hate that whorishe strumpet,