Hussite

The Hussites comprised an early Protestant

The Four Articles of Prague

The program of the more conservative Hussites

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is contained in the four articles of Prague, which

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were agreed upon in July, 1420, and

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promulgated in the Latin, Czech, and

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German languages:

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• Freedom to preach the Word of God.
• Celebration of the Lord's Supper in both kinds (bread and wine to priests and laity alike).
• No profane power for the clergy.
• The same law for laity and priests.

(Please note that this is only a widely accepted abbreviation - the full text of the four articles is about two pages long.)

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