Fifteenth Century
Further Observation Concerning the Misdeeds of the Followers of John Huss
From the above we certainly see clearly that the orthodox Waldenses existed in the fifteenth century as well. Some of them, out of a good intention, had united with the Hussites, who followed their master John Huss neither meekly nor faithfully, and were shamefully deceived by them, since these Hussites began to take up arms and wage severe wars against their enemies, something the Waldenses were certainly not accustomed to, as their own confession shows. Having therefore separated from the Hussites, they, and with them their brothers the old Waldenses, were severely persecuted by them. This shows that the church of Christ on earth is not a kingdom of triumph and victory, but a school of suffering and death for the name of Christ.