376 tvelation oft he Apacalyple. C , P. 11. waragainflCcfar himfelf. Now great trembling arofe from hence among the enemies. For firft theFathers of Trent, upon even a falle rumour that came to their ears, of the takingof Auoufla Vindelico- rum,theCity Aufburg in Germany, take their heels from the Counocf in. hafle, fcárce takinga handfom leave ofthe ref of their afl'ociates. But when Mauriciu6 went forward and approached toOenzpoias, 'where Cefar made his abode, he was fo fmitten with terrottr , that he fled away with Ferdinand his Brother haflily, and unadvifedly in the night feafon. Yea and moreover, fear made him let go agatnfthis wil1,70hn Frederic/(,the Duke tf Saxony , whom we Paid before to be taken captive, !eft that the enemy fhould get thernfelves glory by refcuinghim by force ; was thisany fmall fear that made Cefar and theKing of the Romans to take their heels, and that fcattered quite afunder that Troop of Trent-ßijbaps ? Now then was this time that fear came on the enemies, which made them flie away as hardas they could drive.from before that Church , which before they did all make a laughing flock of without any danger. I2. Then theyheard agreat voice from heaven. Aretas and Mon- tanus read it thus ; And Iheard agreat voicefrem heaven, Paying to them, come up hither. To afcend up into heaven, in this place,is to be adorned with great honour,and glory , when once they had gone through all their dangers and calamities,after the example of (krill., who whenhe had once vanquiíhed death, was taken up into heaven. Now in that a voice is heard, bidding them to afcendup ; thereby it was fignified, that the Prophets fhould not be advanced to this honour by their own power, but were to be placed in this height of renown by the authority of others. That is , by fume fdemnde- cree of the Princes. As we know it carte to paffe at Auks. , the 7. day before the Calends of OÈlober, the yeer 155 5When as Cefar, Ferdinand the King, and the rest of the Princes bound them- felves by a publike Decree, to this, that the Religion Which Was contained in the Áuguflane Confefon, Jhouldbeleft free to allmen to tsfe it at their pleafurc, Sleid. Book 26. This decree,was indeed that voice fairing to the Pnaphets, bidding them come up into heaven. And there wasnot a word fpoken unto them in vain, but they hearkened moil willingly unto them, changing their'former mil- c-ries with this their new dignity that was grantedunto thetn,and that with moll eagertnindes : forfoit is here .£aidi, and they did afcend intoheaven. Tbe
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