z5a Church-H ?ory of Pihops and s. The.Emperor Michael's Epiftle, ( by which, faith Bellarmine,ene would judge him one of the begPrinces that ever wax.) . _ ' i. The Paris Do&ors Colle&ion of Teftimonies, proving, ( in the middle. way ) that Images fhould not be broken, contemptuoufly, asJome would have them; nor be worfhipped as the General Nicene Council, and the Pope would have them. , 3. An Epiftle inthe Pope's name, written, (faith Bellarmine,by the French Do&ors) to Michael the Emperor, fhewing, that Images are neither- to be wronged difgracefully, nor adored. 4. An Epiftle of the Emperor Ludovicars to the Pope , deftring -him to write toMichael to further this Peace of the Churches. 5. An Epiftle of Ludovicus to the twoBifhops whom he Cent toRome [t direct them how tó carry themfelves wifely; to get the Pope's confnt.] Whether this at Paris was a Council, or onlya felehConventron of Menchofenby the. Emperor, is a Controverfie of no great moment. I take the latter:to be the more honourable fort of Af"embly, as the world then went; and fhould reve- rence morethe judgmentof zo or r a. Men, fele&ed by fuch an extraordi- nary Prince, than of the majorityof the Bifhops of all Europe : As I prefer the judgment ofthofe Men that b King lames were appointed toTranflate the Bible, before, the judgment of the major parrof the whole Englifh Cler- gy, of whom. perhapsone in ten had a fmattering in. the HebrewTongue, and one of an hundred underftood it, (at the molt.) § t zy. Our modern cheated Englifh Paps , that . are taught here in England to fay that.they worfh$p notImages, might here fée the Fraud of their Clergy, that .fit them a Faith,to their interefts and - occafions. We con= fefs that it is but three forts of Images that Aquinas faith we fhould worfhip with Latria. ( Divine Worfhip:) But yet the reft are to be worflripped, fay their Do&or. Why elfe do they fo commonly condemn this Book and . Council of Ludoviceis Pius, that-forbiddeth.both the breaking. and the wor- íhiping of them? Why dothBellarmine purpofely revile, and particularlycon- fute this Book ? Why doth ßinnitts-recite.. all Bellarmine's Anfwer in his Con= cil.Tom. 3.. p. 519, &c? §.a. .Bellarmine is very loth that the Epiftle here Paid to be written by Pope Eugeniux the d, fhould be taken to be his and fuppofeth that it was but fent to him to be fubfcribed': By whom? If by the Emperor Ludovicus Pitts, and hisCouncil of Divines, you may fee of. what .reputation the Pope was then in the Church. One great Argument againft it is, That the Pope would not fo impudently flatter the Emperor, as to fay, " O venerable Prin.- ".ces of the world, feeing by God'sdiffiofal you:govern all. the Church,&c. And "for uniting the Church which byGod's Ordinationyougovern : What filthier ":Flattery (faith Bellarmine ) could there be ? Michael Balbus a Murele- se -rer, &c is Paid b?, the Pope togovernthl Church by God's diffrofing. What. "then are Bifhops for ? AYf.
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