bohemia, honoured the Church of Lytomiſlena, and well knew the manners and doctrine of the brethren. He rejoyced for that he had ſuch gueſts at boruſia, and recommended us to the Prince, who was alſo very friendly to us.
Cmap. XXXVI,
John Auguſta, James Bileck, and George Iſrael taken.
I. THe third Edict that Ferdinand ſet forth againſt the brethren, was concerning the taking of the Miniſters of the brethren priſoners: wherefore they are diſperſed, part into Morauia, which at that time was free from troubles, part, that they might not forſake their auditors, in private places, from whence comming forth (but for the moſt part, in the night) they viſited the faithfull, and where need required adminiſtred in houſes, which continued for fome years.
2. Three of them fel into their enemies clutches, Iohn Auguſta, the elder, with Iames Bilke his colleague, & George Iſrael, paſtor of the Church of Turnovia, but he by the admirable help of God was freed from the deep dungeon of the Caſtle of prague, and followed his friends into borusſia, being from above made an Apoſtle of the polonians. For when he had once or
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