their Councils abridged. him to do it only in Latine or Greek. You fee how the Popewould edifie the Barbarians if he be their paftor. This is the firft Papal de- cree that I remember againft publick prayers in a known tongue. But, alas ! his neighbour Italian Bifhops had not yet fully learnt the extent of his authority: fending for many Bifhops on pain ofexcom- munication to wait on him, and to obey him, old Aufpertus Archbifh- op of Milan was one that difobeyed him; and being forbidden to offi- ciate by him, conformednot to his filencing and fufpending decree, but went on in his office as a Nonconformift. The. Pope Pent two Bifhops as Legates to admonifhhim: He kept them at the dore, and let light by their meffage; for which the Pope chideth him, Ep1ft. 196. Epift. 197. He flattereth King Ludovicus to come to Rome and own him, in hope that he may be Emperor and all Kingdoms fubjefb to him. Epift. r99, 200, 201, 202, 20 3. He confenteth to the relating of Photius, but chargethhim to give up the Bulgarians to his jurildifìion. Many perlons in many Epiftles he exhorteth to break their Cove- nants with thePagans, and chideth and threatneth them that did it not. Epift. 29.9. The inclination of Stentopulcher a Pannonian Lord to the Church ofRome, brought down the Popes heart to difpenfe with Me- thodize, and changed his judgment to give very fair reafon why Mais and Golpel and all might be ufed in the Sclavonian and all tongues; only to keep up the honour of the Latine tongue ( and his authority) he commandeth that though the reft be done in the Sclavonian, yet the Gofpe! be firft read in Latine,and then tranflated and read over again in the Sclavonian. Epift. 25o,25 t. Heapproveth ofPhotim's reftitution, Epift. 256. He is fain to chide Aufpert Bifhop of Milan ; that in- flead of fearing his fentence, he laid in prifon two Monks lent by the Pope, and taken on the highway. But his heart came down at Taft, and he fpeaks Aufpertas fair, and alloweth of his ordination of 7ofeph Epifc. Afienfis, though irregular. Epift, 26o and commandeth his Arch-Deacon to obey him. Epift. 261. After this he excommunicateth the ArchbifhopofRaven- na, and a great ftir there was about that allo. Epift .292. He had made one Optandus Bifhop of Geneva: But Opte- ramus Archbifhop of Vienna took it to be an ufurpation on his right, and laid the Popes Bifhop in a miferable prifon ; fo far was he yet from being where he would be. Epift. 294, Having excommunicated Athanafius Bifhop of Naples for not breaking his Covenant with the Saracens, he abfolveth him on condition that yet he will break ir. The matter was that the Ita- lians not able to refift the Saracens, thole that lay next them under their power fought to lave themfelves by truce and tribute,by which means the Saracenshad leifure to come further near to Rome; and fo the Pope to keep them from himfelf compelled by excommunications the P p Lords 289 ;
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