3 3 8 Church-Htory of Bcps and ,begin the Herefie of Berengarius. It teems then, neither Luther, nor 2-uing/ius, nor Berengarius, nor Bertram (alias Ratram) began it. But where will the reader find that Tranfu6ftantiation was yet named, or by 'any confent received ? fo that this is but to confefs that yet the do urine contrary to Tranfubftantiation did (till obtain: And the name ofherefie from Baron. or Bin. fignifies no more againft this Archbifhop than the name of Magick and Diabolifm againft Silvefter 2.from many Hiftorians. § 92. In a Council at Frankford the Emperor Henry, having a great love to Bamberge, would endow it and make it an Archbifhoprick. The Bifhop of Warceburge would not come to the Council unlefs it might be jeyned to his Bifhoprick. It feem'd a hard controverfy. The good Emperor (oft profirate before them) firft,having no Children,dedicateth all that he hath to Chrift, and then defireth them to confider, that [it was not for the Lord, butfor ambition, and to get more dignity that this Bafhop did refift his defre] (his agent fpeaking for him.) (Oh that Prin- ces had fooner difcerned the evil of luth ambition and afpiring! ) At laft the Emperor (being prefent) carried it, and chofean Archbifhop who was ordained to Bamberge. § 93. Next Peter Bifhop_öfAAbbane is made Pope and called Sergiou 4th, (The Canons are here again violated) Now faith Bin. "was agreat "prodigie, in aChurch at Rome rofe a /firing ofoy1, of which a veffel full " was feat to King Henry, no doubt to call him to take the Empire.] § 94. CCCXXVI. An. rot I. A Council .at Bambergeendeavoured to end force quarrels amongBifhops that ftrove to get more,and accufed one another unyuftly to the Pope;for which the King reproved tome of them. § 95. An. 1ot2. Two Popes were chofen and let up; which is the 19th. fchifm or double-head of the Roman Church. The Emperor's party chofe Benedill the 8th. The City Party chofe Gregory. The Ci- tizens were the ftronger at prefent (and fo long their's was the true Pope.) The Emperor proved ftrongeft at laft, and therefore Benedict became the true Pope (for Hobbes his Law ruled among them,) [that Right is nothing but Power toget and beep] Gregory had no power to keep his Place: Ergo he had no right to it: Benedict fled to Germany, and the good Emperor Henry came to Rome with an Army, and made Gregory fly, and let up Benedict. Here Henry firít inftitured the Golden Globe and Crofs as fit for an Emperor's hand and afpe&. Bin. out ofGlab. c. 8. fpeaketh ofthe Jews injuring Chrift's Image by a ludicrous cruci- fixion, and that after the adoring of the crois the fame day, a whirl- wind caft down the Houles [ omnesque pene Romanos occifos efe] and almoft all the- Romans were killed (that's fcarce credible,) and that it ceafed not till the Popehad put the Jews to death. Platina faith, that this Emperor Henry and his Wife were fo pious that they omitted no- thing that might do good. He overthrew the Saracens, and giving his Sifter in marriage to the King ofHungary converted him and his People to the Faith : And Baron. giveth you the copy ofhis large grant. of Ci- ties and Principalities to the Pope, by way of confirmationof former grants. § 96.
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