For God is my witness that I neither preached, affirmed, nor defended them, though they say that I did.
Meaning of the quote
The quote means that Jan Hus is telling the truth that he did not support or speak about certain ideas, even though people claimed he did. He is swearing to God that he is being honest and did not do what others say he did.
About Jan Hus
Jan Hus was a Czech theologian and philosopher who became a Church reformer and the inspiration of Hussitism, a key predecessor to Protestantism. He opposed many aspects of the Catholic Church and was eventually burned at the stake for heresy. After his death, the followers of his religious teachings refused to elect another Catholic monarch and defeated five consecutive papal crusades in the Hussite Wars.
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O God and Lord, now the council condemns even Your own act and Your own law as heresy, since You Yourself did lay Your cause before Your Father as the just judge, as an example for us, whenever we are sorely oppressed.
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher
For God is my witness that I neither preached, affirmed, nor defended them, though they say that I did.
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher