their Cosmcils abridged. 255 ' and humbly heard the [aid Prince* ; And we took care, according to the Lotbarius ' Miniftry enjoined us, to manifeit tohim or his Nobles , the generality of all accu(ing ' the People,what is the Vigor, and Power, or Prieftly Minifry, and with what hisRither 'Sentence of Damnation hedeferveth to be damned,who':will not obeythe warn- ' ings of the Priefts (a ). (a) No ' And next both to the Paid Prince, ( Lotharius) and to all. the People,we dnade ' fiudied. to denounce, that theyfhould fludymod. devoutly to pleafe God, and this '¡hold not delay to appeafe him in whatever they had offended him : For ma- known 'ny things,were examined, ( b ), which by negligence hapned in this Empire, , ar. '-whichmanifeftlytended to the fcandal of the Church, and the ruine of the what Au- "People, or the deftruitionof the Kingdom ; which muff necefarily be quickly thorny? ' correbled, and by.;all means for the future prevented ( c ). ( c) Who Among-other things we mentioned, and remembred all Men, how by God- made you 'that Kingdom, by the admin ration of the moil excellent Emperor Charles f the Go- 'goodmen.ry, and the Valor of his Predeceffors,was peaceable, and -united,and of then '-nobly enlal ged, and committed to the Lord Emperor Lewis by God in great Empire, 'peace to be ?overne4; andby God's proteélion remain'd fo preferved,as long or & Judges 'thatl rince fiudied God, and ufed his Father's_ example, and was careful to mae r '- acquiefce in the counfels ofgood Min And how in progrefa of time, as is Are Re- ' manifefb to all, by his improvidence or negligence, it fell intofo great ignominy bellions ' and bafenefs, that it became not only the grief ofFriends, but the .derifion of of Sons,, 'Enemies. the Fa- ' But becaufe the aid Prince bath negligently mana ed the Mini r commits tiers f f $ Ít .Y faùlr? ' ted to him, and did "both do and compel others to do many things dleafing to God and Man, or permitted others to do it (d), and provoked God in (d) Wluft ' many wicked - counfels, and fcandalizsed the Church ; and that we mayomit tape Ding 'innumerable other things) at laFh drew all his Sub'e is to a common de rtu`ti anfwer to Q) J it aCourt of ' on, and byGod.'t juft judgment, fuddenly leis Imperial Power. was taken from Bithops, 'him (e). . But we remembring the .Commands of God, and our Miniftry, _ and all the '-his Benefrts, thou bt him worthy,.that by the leave cf the faid Prince Lotha- } ñils ethic 'rius, we (heuld fend a Meffage to him by the Authority of this Sacred A- mirú.h: fembly, to admonifh him of his Guilts,,that.he might take fure advicefor his the Bi 'fafety ( or falvation._) , That.he might in his extremity (tidy with all his 11i and 'might, that being deprived of his earthly Power, according to God's Council, loch o and the Churches Authorit be might not al o to e his. Saul. 7o the ceun els thcrs to y $ l f 1 do? ' ofwhich Meffengers, and their mofiwholfom warnings he willingly confented, (e) Loth.i- ' he took time, and fet a day in which he would give an anfwer. to their whol riles ' fom Admonitions. (f ). the And when the day was athand, the.fame Holly AJfembly,unanimcufly.went be 'to the venerable Man,>and tookcare. to admonifh him'of all that he had of- (l) O- 'fended God in, and fcandalized the Church, and troubled the People corn- humble . `mated to him,and. to, bring all to his remembrance. And he willingly em- ors" ÿ, bracing their wholfom Admonition, and their worthy and congruous Aggro- serous 6serrations,prom;ed in all things to acquiefce in. their wholfom ccunfel,,ancl.to un- prelates-': : ' d.rgo,
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