and their Councils abridged 3M' When that is done, . it's known, all good Men diffent and abhor it. But when be bathPofi eflion, they mutt know that he bath Pofffon : And, What can they do to help it ? What Power have the Ethiopians, Armenians, Syrians, or other Nations of the Earth, in choofing thePope of Rome ? And if they have none in Choofing him, What Power have they to examine the Choice, and Depofe him? And if they have no Power, Why or how Mould they fignify their Confent or Diffent ? If they leave your own Matters to your felves, What is that to the Con- fent of the Catholick- Church ? But force men think, that big Words to the Ignorant may ferve for Proof, even of a Right to Govern at. the Antipodes, and all the World. 4. 53, His rather Albericu,, being Governour of the City, deign.- ed the Succeflion, to his Son OEtavian : To which he added the Ufur- ped-Papacy, calling himfelf John. The firft (fay-Baronitss and Bintus) that changed his Name, ( though others fay Sergius was the Eft.) Saith Plating ; From his Tenth, he was Contaminated with all odious Crimes, .. and Filthinefs: When he had any time to [pare from his Luff.r, it was not fpent in Praying, but in Hunting. Two ofthe. Cardinals, moved with the Shame of filch a Pope, fend Letters to Germany, to Otho, to in treat him tofave Rome from Berengarius, (that Plundered all the Coun- try) and from Pope John the Twelfth; or elfe Chriaianity was loft. Johnhaving notice of this, cached) the Cardinals, and cute eth of the Nfe of one, and a Hand of the other. Otho cornett into Italy, and took Be- rengarius, and his Son Albertus, and 'Banifsed them. Yet.Baronius and Binius, out of Luitpraudus, fay, That the . Pope bimfelf fent for Otho, to Help him. However that was, the Pope received him as with Honor, and Crowned him the Emperor of Germany, (the First) and Hungary.- The Pope, and all the Great Men of the City, [wore over the Body of St. Peter, that they would never help Berengarius or Adelbert and the `° Emperor departed. But the Pope quickly broke his Oath, and joyned with Adelbert : Which the Emperor hearing, faid, He is a Child ; per- haps Reproof, and Example, mayyet-reclaim him. He returned to Rome, and Adelbert, and the Pope fled: The Citizens received the Emperor, ánd promifed him Fidelity; and rock, an. Oath, that they would never Chóofe or Ordain a Pope, without the Confent and Choice of the Emperor Otho, and his Son Otho. John fled into a Wood, and lay there like.the Wild- Beafis. (Saith Platina.) - §. 54. CCCXVI. Otho - called a Council at Rome ; where the Bi- fhops depofed John, and made Leo Pope : By which we flitl fee, how obedient the Bithops were to the tlronger Side; or elfe, that really e- ven thole near Rorrs, did not confent to yohn; much tels the whole Ca- tbolick- Church, as Baronies immodettly affirmeth. The Council was called, Anno 963. out of Italy, France, and Ger- maVy, befides Roman Cardinals and Nobles. The Emperor firfl asked, Why Pope John was not there ? The Roman Bifhops, Cardinals, .Ire] byters .. ,
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