John Huss and the Hussite Wars - James Aitken Wylie

Pharisaism, to preach repentance to Christendom,
and to proclaim the great Bible truth that Christ's
merits are perfect and cannot be added to; for God
bestows His salvation upon men freely, and that
"he that believeth on the Son hath life."
So had Wicliffe spoken. Though his living
voice was now silent, he was, by his writings, at
that hour publishing God's re-discovered message
in all the countries of Europe. But witnesses were
needed who should come after Wicliffe, and attest
his words, and seal with their blood the doctrine
which he had preached. This was the office to
which Huss and Jerome were appointed. First came
the great preacher; after him came the two great
martyrs, attesting that Wicliffe had spoken the
truth, and sealing their testimony with their lives.
At the mouth of these Three, Christendom had
admonition tendered to it. They said to an age sunk
in formalism and legalism,
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that
your sins may be blotted out, when the times of
refreshing shall come from the presence of the
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