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with the poor, and consume not thy

substance in feasting. Shouldst thou not

amend thy life and refrain from superfluities,

I fear that thou wilt be severely chastened, as

I am myself.... Thou knowest my doctrine, for

thou hast received my instructions from thy

childhood; it is therefore useless for me to

write to thee any further. But I conjure thee,

by the mercy of our Lord, not to imitate me in

any of the vanities into which thou hast seen

me fall.” On the cover of the letter he added:

“I conjure thee, my friend, not to break this

seal until thou shalt have acquired the

certitude that I am dead.”—Ibid., vol. 1, pp.

148, 149.

On his journey, Huss everywhere beheld

indications of the spread of his doctrines and

the favor with which his cause was regarded.

The people thronged to meet him, and in