their Councils abridged. 27 p. 798, [ ' Frámwhich my confecration or fublimity of Kingdom, I ought ' not to be fupplanted or caft down by any one,without the hearing andpeels- , ment of the Bghops, by whofe. Miniftry I was confecrated King, and who g are called the Throne of God,in which Godfitteth, and by whom hedecreeth t his judgments, to whofe fatherly Correptions, and cafligatory judgments, I o was ready to fubje5t myfelf,andat prefent am fubjeEt. ] You fee here to what power over Kings the common Bifhops(aswell as the Pope ) were got, bypretence of reprefenting Chrift, and of the Power of the Keys. 4 33 CCLXVI. An. 859, ACouncil at Conftantinople condemned lg. nariue,and again confirmed Photius, who with the Emperor Michael fent to the Pope to fatisfie him of all,and profefs enmity to Image- breakers. § 34 CCLXVIL An. 86ó. Ina Council at Confluence the five pre - fent Kings of the French Line came to an agreement. § 35. CCLXVIII. AGeneral Council was held at Conftantinople, An. 86i. where 318 Bithops ( the fame number that was at the firft Nicese Council) depofed Ignatius, and fetled Photius,to which the Pope's Le- gates alto fubfcribed, ( the Papifts fay through fear ;) fo that it was Papally confirmed. And yet here was much done for Images. . 4 36. CCLXIX. The Pope having condemned ?ohn Archbifhop of Ravenna who.defpifed him, till the Emperor forfook him,in aCouncil at Rome he fubmitted himfelf to thePope, and was reconciled. § 37. CCLXX, An. 862. Inanother Council at. Rome, Pope Nicolas condemned the Herefie of the Theopafchites, that ( they Paid, made the Godhead to fuller) it's like it was Cyril and the Eutychians old verbal Error by communication of Titles. § 38.. CCLXXI. An. 86z, ACouncil is held at Aquifgrane, in which King Lotharius defirethcounfel about bis Wife Theueperge; the Bithops pronounce it his duty to put her away, the having confeffed Inceft with her own Brother, and allow him to marry Waldrade, he profefling him. felf unable to contain: The Pope condemneth the a&ion and them: The Papifts fay this was but a forged pretence. I only note í_ If they woulddeliberately forge fo heinous a thingon a Queen, what Heathens could be wörfe than fuch Bithops ? 2. Did theBithops of that age think that theywere bound to obey-the judgment of the Pope, who thus op- pofed him ? § 39 CCLXXII.. An. 862. In another Council in France (in Villa ad fublonarias) .the three Kings -again met for agreement. §4o. CCLXXIII. Lotharius appealing, defireth a Council in France by the Pope's cònfent : All. the-Bithops of France and Germany meet. at Metz, and the Pope's Legates with them :. They and the Legates alto fubfcribe to the King's Divorce, and to more, which the Pope had be- fore declared againft ( DidBithops then think the Pope Infallible., or notto be oppofed?) The Papifts fay; that the Pope's Legates were bribed. § Á ze
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