3I 8 Church=Thftory of ops Leo did, even near feven Months ; and then he that had been twice" Pope before, did once again try for it, and was too prong for Chriflo- pher, and put him into a Monaflery. A Holy place then, no doubt, For faith Plating [This was the only refuge of the Calamitous: For in theft times bad Clergy Men were thurft into Monafleries, by way of Ba- nihment, as heretofore, into lflands ] ¢. 22 The Man that did this and got the ?opedom, was Sergius 3. who had been twice before call out : faith Baron, and Bin. (p. ro5a.) [That wicked Sergius (Nefandus) by Albertus Armes got in : AMan that was the fervant of all Vices, and of all Men the moft wicked (Facia: norofiffimus) invaded the Popedom, and fo Was by all Men taken for no lawful Pope: To his horrid Sacriledge, he added the moft impudent filthy- nefs; and by Marozia (agreat.Whore) the Daughter of that moft famous Whore Theodora, he begot his Son John (after . Pope.) ] For' many Hi- florians tell us, how thefe two iambus Whores did rule Rome, and snake and unmake Popes. - SS. 23. This Pope undid again all that had been done for Formofus, and _againll Stephen: For both the King of France, and Sergius, were Enemies to Formofus, for letting up other powers againfl France, and becaufe his party was againft Sergius: But I wonder that Platina tells us, that both Stephen and Sergius took Formofus out of his Grave, and the one cut off his three Fingers, and ;he other his Head; and both call into Tyber! If this be true, he was taken up again the firfl time, and buried again. But I fuppofe that it,was but his Fingers that were call in the firll time, and the Corps after; or elfe he was found after the fir(l time. Platina faith, It is reported, but not of any certainty; that form Fifher-men found the Corps, andburied it at St, Peters Church, and that while it was doing, the Church Images bowed to it (It's well `Uncertainty was put into the Story":) and that fome thought this moved Sergius to envy; but that indeed it was, becaufe Formofus party were againif his Papacy. It feems by this that the Fifher-men found him after the'firfl calling into Tyber;. or elfe his burial by them could not be called the occaftonof Sergius fad. So little tea had this Popes Car- kafs, being twice buried, twice taken up, twice judged, and executed after death, and twice caa into Tyber. But faith Plating, [Popes now feeking and getting the Topedome by liberty and ambition, tlafregarding gods Worfhip, exercifed enmity againft one- another; no otherwife than do ..the cruelleft Tyrants, glutting their own Tufts the more fecurely, when there are none loft to refirain Vices. This wicked Man for almofl leven Years enjoyed the fruits of his iniquity. 24. Here Baronius and Binius forget to anfwer the great difficul- ty. tft. How theRoman fucceflìon efcaped frombeing interrupted. 2. And alto, where was the Roman Church while fuch Reigned as were no s'opes, 3, And alfo, where was its Holinefs and Infallibility, when it had the ware of Alen (a,. they fay themfelves) thus let over them as their
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