An Answer to a Great Number of Blasphemous Cavillations

These were the Princes of Saxon, John Elector, George his cousin germane, Philippe Landgrave of Hesse, and Henri Duke of Brunswick. The boors (that is husband men) remained upon a hill not far from Francusium, who had gathered their carts, and set them so nigh together, to fence them withal, that with much difficulty, could they be come unto. But they were nether well furnished with harness, nether yet with ordinance, and they were all for the most part unexpert in the feats of war, wherewith the Princes were so moved to compassion, that they sent messengers to exhort them to deliver the authors of the sedition, to lay away their weapons, & to depart home without hurt. But Muncer,¹ considering his own danger, came forth into the assembly, & with grave countenance, said: Ye brethren, & fellow soldiers do see tyrants not far from you, who although they have conspired against us to take away our lives, yet are they of so small a courage, that they dare enterprise nothing against us. They offer foolish, and fond conditions to the intent to spoil you of your armour. And now, it is manifest to you all, that I began this deed, but not of any private authority of my own (nether did I ever go about such a thing) but by the commandment of God, which thing being so, it becometh both me, and you to obey, & not ⟨p. 413⟩once to move out of this place, wherein God himself hath set us, who in times past commanded Abraham to offer his son, whose precept without resistance Abraham obeyed, albeit he was ignorant what should come of it. And therefore did God both preserve his son, and also highly rewarded his faith. in like manner ought we (which are in the same state) to persevere, committing the issue unto God. for without doubt, all things shall be even as we would have it. Ye your selves shall behold the manifest help of God, and who so ever is our enemy, him shall we suppress on every side. Nether is it in one place of the scripture only, where God promiseth succour to the afflicted, & to destroy the wicked. This promise most assuredly appertaineth unto us. for we are poor, and in misery, & because we desire to retain and publish the knowledge of God, there is no doubt, but that we shall overcome, and be conquerors.

These were the Princes of Saxon, Ihon Elector, George his cosin germane, Philippe Lantgraue of Hesse, and Henri Duke of Brunswicke. The bowres (that is husband men) remained vpon a hill not farre from Francusium, who had gathered their cartes, and sette them so nigh together, to fence them withall, that with much difficultie, could they be come vnto. But they were nether well furnished with harnes, nether yet with ordināce, and they were all for the most part vnexpert in the feates of warre, wherwith the Princes were so moued to compassiō, that they sent messingers to exhort them to deliuer the authors of the sedition, to lay awaye their weapos, & to depart home without hurte. But Muncer,