[ I I ] Pi fa) had left upon the Peoples minds, with the general murmur at their frufiration. 2.. The hor– rid CorruPtion of the Clergy by grofs Ignorance, palpable Errours, Pride, Covetoufnefs, and almofi: all iniquity, which made even nature}oa~h them: Whereupon the old Bohemian complamts were re– affumed, and Teceliuis Indulgencei provoking Lu– ther, he 01wakened the ·univerfity of Wittenburg, and they the Princes and Learned ~en of Germany. § IX. At their firft awakening, they coming ·newly out ofdarknefs, were fenfible of little but the grofs fort of corruptions, which men of com– mon fenfe and morality might perceive : And few had fiudied the Ciife ofa Pretended Univerfal Jurifdittion, being bred up in the Reverence of that Church Unity for which it was pretended : But one Truth let in another till the cafe became very commonly underfiood. · Accordingly men fell into three Parties. r. The worldly Clergy was againll: Church-Parliaments, unlefs fuch as would obey the Pope, · and againll: Reformation, ·faying, The Pope was fitteft to do what was to be done, for Councils and Popular Humours would never know where to fiop, but would break down all the Churches firength and glory. ,2. Luther's Party (after their riper thoughts) were for fuch a Reformation as confified in a nul– !ifying of the Papal Church and Separation from It, as no True Church, but the Seat of Amichrilt. 3. Amoderate fore of Papills were for reforming ' of many things in the Roman Church, but not for null~fying it. They were for· reconciling t_he t\VO Parties, an~ for fubmiffive Conformity, but not for Sepa1:at10n. Such were julim Pflug; Sidonim, and Agpcola, who drew up the Interim, and alfo EiJ[mus, •
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