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The European Union in Prophecy
of courtiers. All the clergy and dignitaries of the city, with an immense crowd of
citizens, went out to welcome him. Above his head was a golden canopy, borne by four
of the chief magistrates. The host was carried before him, and the rich dresses of the
cardinals and nobles made an imposing display.
Meanwhile another traveler was approaching Constance. Huss was conscious of
the dangers which threatened him. He parted from his friends as if he were never to
meet them again, and went on his journey feeling that it was leading him to the stake.
Notwithstanding he had obtained a safe-conduct from the king of Bohemia, and
received one also from the emperor Sigismund while on his journey, he made all his
arrangements in view of the probability of his death.
In a letter addressed to his friends at Prague he said: "My brethren, . . . I am
departing with a safeconduct from the king to meet my numerous and mortal
enemies. . . . I confide altogether in the allpowerful God, in my Saviour; I trust that
He will listen to your ardent prayers, that He will infuse His prudence and His
wisdom into my mouth, in order that I may resist them; and that He will accord me
His Holy Spirit to fortify me in His truth, so that I may face with courage, temptations,
prison, and, if necessary, a cruel death. Jesus Christ suffered for His well-beloved;
and therefore ought we to be astonished that He has left us His example, in order that
we may ourselves endure with patience all things for our own salvation? He is God,
and we are His creatures; He is the Lord, and we are His servants; He is Master of
the world, and we are contemptible mortals--yet He suffered! Why, then, should we
not suffer also, particularly when suffering is for us a purification? Therefore, beloved,
if my death ought to contribute to His glory, pray that it may come quickly, and that
He may enable me to support all my calamities with constancy. But if it be better that
I return amongst you, let us pray to God that I may return without stain--that is, that
I may not suppress one tittle of the truth of the gospel, in order to leave my brethren
an excellent example to follow. Probably, therefore, you will nevermore behold my face
at Prague; but should the will of the allpowerful God deign to restore me to you, let
us then advance with a firmer heart in the knowledge and the love of His law."--
Bonnechose, vol. 1, pp. 147, 148.
In another letter, to a priest who had become a disciple of the gospel, Huss spoke
with deep humility of his own errors, accusing himself "of having felt pleasure in
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